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What actually remains of Iran’s leadership?
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A billboard with a portrait of Iran's slain supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (centre), in Tehran on March 22.
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- Despite US threats and attacks, Iran's regime hasn't yielded, and key leaders are quickly replaced, suggesting preparation.
- Cracks exist within Iran's power structure with tensions and rivalries, making succession stability questionable amid Israeli infiltration.
- Iran's escalation, like attacking oil fields and Dimona, signals defiance, but the regime's vulnerability to collapse persists.
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LONDON – US President Donald Trump’s latest threat to “obliterate” Iran’s power plants unless the Iranians stop their blockade of oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz is designed to warn Tehran’s clerical regime that it faces economic ruin.
