Turban vs. Guards: IRGC leads war, clergy sidelined. Third-tier commanders dominate. Mojtaba absent—power shift complete.
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Instead of regime change, aim for regime weakening—enfeebling Iran so public can overwhelm it.
Mojtaba’s succession: father-to-son under war. System chose survival over doctrine. Islamic Republic’s future hangs.
IRGC evolved from revolutionary guard to dominant power network: military, intelligence, economic empire.
Reza Pahlavi’s restoration unlikely. 1979 Revolution dismantled monarchy. Nostalgia can’t rule Iran.
Protest record against autocracies: only Bangladesh succeeded. Iran’s regime massacred thousands. Caution needed.
Mojtaba Khamenei elected Supreme Leader amid war, signaling hardline continuity and IRGC consolidation.
Mojtaba Khamenei elected Supreme Leader amid war, signaling revolutionary continuity and institutional resilience.
Air control ≠ regime change. Iran’s ground forces, militias intact. Collapse requires internal fracture, not bombs.
Pahlavi’s Israel support divides opposition as critics mask anti-Zionist discomfort in attacks on his capacity.