Khamenei’s Succession Dilemma: To Name or Not to Name a Successor-Designate?
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei presumably wants to choose his successor, but he cannot publicly name one without creating a rival undermining his own authority.
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U.S.-Saudi Relations: How To Work With, and Rein In, Mohammed bin Salman
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