Mehdi Mahdawi-Ezad, a journalist and political analyst, found the claim of the destruction of Ali Khamenei's will unbelievable and said that given Khamenei's power structure and obsession with controlling affairs, it is impossible that no copy of his will remained. Referring to earlier reports of Ali Khamenei's opposition to Mujtaba Khamenei's succession, Mahdawi Azad raised the possibility that his will was hidden or destroyed for this reason. He emphasized that the uncertainty about the fate of this will raises difficult questions about the way of decision-making and management of the Islamic Republic.

Mehdi Mahdawi-Ezad, a journalist and political analyst, found the claim of the destruction of Ali Khamenei's will unbelievable and said that given Khamenei's power structure and obsession with controlling affairs, it is impossible that no copy of his will remained. Referring to earlier reports of Ali Khamenei's opposition to Mujtaba Khamenei's succession, Mahdawi Azad raised the possibility that his will was hidden or destroyed for this reason. He emphasized that the uncertainty about the fate of this will raises difficult questions about the way of decision-making and management of the Islamic Republic.