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Iran installs a successor before the body is cold

Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei will lead Friday's commemorative prayer for his father. The choreography of the transition is well underway — and almost everything about it is being decided behind closed doors.

A large crowd of mourners, many dressed in black, surrounds a flower-draped casket beneath a banner displaying a portrait and the text "Our revenge is certain," waving red and Iranian flags.
A large crowd of mourners, many dressed in black, surrounds a flower-draped casket beneath a banner displaying a portrait and the text "Our revenge is certain," waving red and Iranian flags. @NYT > WORLD NEWS · Telegram

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This editorial synthesis draws on the following public wire/social posts:

  • https://t.me/DDGeopolitics
  • https://t.me/Middle_East_Spectator
  • https://t.me/Middle_East_Spectator
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Leader_of_Iran
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