Appointments and Executive Changes | Assassinations and Attempted Assassinations | Assembly of Experts | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Khamenei, Ali | Khamenei, Mojtaba (1969- ) | Larijani, Ali | Pezeshkian, Masoud | Qum (Iran) | Rouhani, Hassan | Tehran (Iran) | US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)
Intrigue, Power Plays and Rivalries: Inside the Rise of Mojtaba Khamenei
The weeklong fight over Iran’s next leader pitted the Revolutionary Guards against moderates. The generals won, but only over spirited resistance.