Khamenei’s wartime appointments elevate hardline security figures while Iran’s economic crisis and the US blockade deepen internal factional tensions.
Friday, September 25, 2026
Khamenei’s wartime appointments elevate hardline security figures while Iran’s economic crisis and the US blockade deepen internal factional tensions.
Iran’s August 9 government reshuffle keeps hardline veterans in charge of the Supreme National Security Council and Basij paramilitary force.
After February 2025 strikes, Iran’s leadership crisis forced the regime into collective rule, entrenching IRGC dominance while avoiding a coup.