Hussein Bastani
BBC
After the killing of Ali Khamenei, a recurring question has been the focus of international observers' attention: Who is running the Islamic Republic of Iran? The mostly hasty speculations raised in response to this question need to be revised from time to time based on new developments in the political arena.
In this direction, for example, after the 40-day war, at one time the speaker of the parliament, Muhammad Bakr Khalif, and at another time, the commander of the Revolutionary Guards, Ahmed Vahidi, were presented as the most key figures of the government, or more recently, it was the turn of new speculations about Mohsen Razai, the secretary of the Supreme Council for National Security.
It cannot be denied that such people, each in turn, play an important role in Iran's power structure. Despite this, the varied perceptions of central government officials in recent months follow exaggerated assumptions. In particular, the premise that in the new era of the Islamic Republic, the current or former commander of the Revolutionary Guards will have the main role in the power structure. Read more from the link below.
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