al-Sadr courts Washington as a nationalist alternative while Iraq’s economy collapses, but Najaf clerics and clerical resistance still block his path.
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Western policy wrongly equates religious authority with social legitimacy, silencing secular Muslims and weakening the struggle against extremism.
Ali Khamenei’s missing will and Mojtaba’s disappearance leave Iran’s leadership still facing unresolved questions over legitimacy and succession.
War is pushing Iran toward military rule. The IRGC could eclipse clerics, creating a Pakistan-style security state.