Mojtaba Khamenei

Geopolitics

Iran’s New Supreme Leader Breaks Protocol With Voiceless Address, Raising Doubts Over Control

Mojtaba Khamenei issued his first statement through a state TV presenter rather than appearing directly—an unprecedented format that exposes internal power struggles, unresolved succession questions, and acute leadership opacity at a moment when oil trades near $100 and nuclear talks have collapsed into war.

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