As Iran’s Elite Fall Victim to Coronavirus, Succession Questions Arise

Iran'sSupreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wears a protective face mask to help prevent spread of the coronavirus as he listens to a reciting of the Quran and a speaker at the empty mosque in his residence compound in Tehran, Iran, Aug. 26. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

None of Iran’s leadership hopefuls can seize power without IRGC support, and any future leader of the Islamic Republic will be beholden to the IRGC.

Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington
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