US EditionLonely at the Top: The Isolation of Khamenei Amid Mounting Challenges
- On June 16th, Israel declared full air supremacy over Tehran amid escalating conflict with Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
- This escalation follows Israel's initiation of strikes targeting Iranian military and nuclear sites, which triggered retaliatory missile attacks and marked a deepening Iran-Israel war.
- Khamenei's leadership faces serious challenges as Israeli airstrikes have killed several of his key Revolutionary Guards commanders and security advisers, creating significant gaps in his inner circle.
- Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz cautioned Khamenei against perpetrating war crimes and targeting civilians with missiles, emphasizing that Israel intends to persist with operations against Tehran's government and military sites.
- The ongoing military pressure and loss of trusted advisers increase strategic risks for Khamenei and may deepen his isolation amid fears of miscalculation and internal instability.
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The old revolutionary leader has lost some of his closest advisors and friends in recent days. Is his power apparatus still sufficiently resilient to survive the current crisis?
The renewed escalation in the war with Israel puts the rule of the Iranian ruler Khamenei to the test. However, the hope of a regime change is too early.
ThePatriotLight - Iran supreme leader sees his inner circle hollowed out by Israel
ThePatriotLight - DUBAI/LONDON – Iran's 86-year-old supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, cuts an increasingly lonely figure.Khamenei has seen his main military and security advisers killed by Israeli air strikes, leaving major holes in his inner circle and raising the risk of strategic errors, according to five people familiar with his decision-making process.One of those sources, who regularly attends meetings with Khamenei, described the ri…
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