US EditionIn Khamenei's absence, pragmatist Larijani emerges as power broker in Iran
Ali Larijani formed a temporary leadership council to guide Iran through a transition after Khamenei's death, managing nuclear talks and regional security amid ongoing protests.
- On March 1, Ali Larijani, secretary of the SNSC, announced a temporary leadership council to run Iran after the reported death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Feb 28.
- Appointed in August as SNSC secretary, Larijani held senior posts and longstanding loyalty to Khamenei, drawing on his Najaf birth, philosophy PhD, and influential clerical family ties.
- Managing a broad portfolio, Larijani oversees nuclear negotiations, regional ties and internal security while facing January sanctions by the United States for an alleged deadly crackdown.
- Amid the strikes, Larijani warned `secessionist groups` of a harsh response, and Abdolrahim Mousavi, Iran's Armed Forces Chief of Staff, was reported dead following the strikes.
- His prior nuclear-negotiator experience and China deal position him, after trips to Oman and Moscow, to influence Iran's nuclear course amid US and Israeli concerns.
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Under the bombs, the regime is trying to organize the succession of the deceased Ali Khamenei. Three ayatollahs are fighting for the office of Supreme Leader, while the Guardians of the Revolution impose a new strong man, Ali Larijani, one of the artisans of the repression of January.
Pragmatist Larijani emerges as power broker in Iran
VETERAN Iranian politician Ali Larijani, who said on Sunday a temporary leadership council would be set up after an air strike killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, reemerged last year as one of the most powerful figures in the security hierarchy. He has been managing a broad portfolio from nuclear negotiations to Teheran’s regional ties to its violent suppression of internal unrest.
He is as conservative as you have to be in order to make it up in the Islamic Republic. Above all, however, he is the 67-year-old pragmatist – and so he will also wage this war.
The death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei plunges the Iranian regime into an existential crisis. Who could take over the power now.
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