US EditionIsrael-Iran War: Wary of Assassination, Supreme Leader Khamenei Names Successors, Military Replacements, Says Report
- Amid ongoing Israeli attacks targeting Iran's military and nuclear facilities since June 13, 2025, the country’s highest religious authority has reportedly identified three senior clerics as potential successors.
- Khamenei fears assassination and has instructed the Assembly of Experts to quickly select a successor, while also replacing military commanders lost in strikes.
- Israel's ongoing Operation Rising Lion aims to eliminate Iran's nuclear capability, killing hundreds including top commanders and causing Iran to impose communication blackouts and tighten security in Tehran.
- Iranian officials reported that Washington's direct involvement would be 'very dangerous,' and experts emphasize the top priority as preserving the Iranian state amidst fears of infiltration and unrest.
- The leadership's preparations for a swift transition highlight severe internal and external threats, with no signs yet of a popular uprising despite nationwide tensions and government crackdowns.
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Israel and Iran are at war: Iranian leader Khamenei is ruling from a bunker in Tehran – and is already taking emergency measures.
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, would have named three potential successors from a bunker in case of death in an Israeli or American attack, reports The New York Times this Saturday.The newspaper, which quotes three Iranian officials familiar with the situation, claims that Khamenei, 86, would have instructed his country's Assembly of Experts, the clerical body responsible for appointing the supreme leader, to quickly elect his su…
The Iranian leader Khamenei rules from a bunker in Tehran. The threat from Israel is great. His successor is probably already organized.
The war launched by Benjamin Netanyahu against Iran enters its second week and Israel is preparing for “a long campaign,” according to Army chief General Eyal Zamiri. Following the launch of hundreds of missiles in the first eight days, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard announced that the drones led the response, launched 40 and one of them managed to overcome enemy defense for the first time and impacted on Beit She'an, without causing personal d…
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