Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
With Ali Khamenei gone and his heir hidden from sight, the Islamic Republic’s remaining commanders are busy dividing the estate, and planning how to eliminate rivals. One faction wants a deal with Washington to ease its survival; the other fears that every concession will expose weakness and invite revolt. Even state television has joined the wake, cutting Ghalibaf mid-sentence. In Tehran’s ruling household, inheritance means missiles, money, and who gets to survive the next collapse.
