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After attacks on Iran, new questions about its leader – and a successor
By Yeganeh Torbati
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By Farnaz Fassihi
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Mark Dubowitz
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Great piece by @yjtorbati exposing cracks in the regime: loyalists grumbling, detractors growing louder, and even Khamenei’s inner circle questioning his grip. The foundation of the Islamic Republic is shaking. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/06/27/iran-attack-supreme-leader-ayatollah-khamenei/
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Jason Brodsky
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Interestingly Khamenei’s advisor and former Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani claims "On June 13 [the day when #Israel attacked Iran] somebody contacted me and said you have 12 hours to leave #Iran or stay away from Tehran, otherwise you’ll suffer the fate of your friends like pic.x.com/OI2JCBYnrU
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Jason Brodsky
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Ali Shamkhani, Khamenei’s advisor and a former IRGC commander, who survived an attack by #Israel, says he has broken his ribs, suffers from internal bleeding, and was buried under rubble for hours following the attack in #Iran. pic.x.com/AdjFcdhnfa
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Sina Azodi
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Spoke to @dwnews about the funeral processions held in Tehran yesterday.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBETNJQ7ZHQ
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