Iran’s wartime leadership is a facade. Three IRGC commanders, not the president or parliament speaker, hold the real power and reject US concessions.
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Iran’s wartime leadership is a facade. Three IRGC commanders, not the president or parliament speaker, hold the real power and reject US concessions.
Why regime hasn’t collapsed: IRGC consolidated, population cowed, asymmetric endurance. System built to survive.
Khamenei’s assassination triggers a war-time succession; the IRGC is central, and the real question is whether Iran remains a clerical system or pivots to military rule.