Khamenei’s Endgame: Decoding Iran’s Power Calculus Through IRGC Moves & Succession Signals
When the Supreme Leader coughs, oil markets tremble. Intelligence-driven analysis of Khamenei’s nuclear-proxy tightrope and looming succession war. IntroductionTehran, March 2024: Rumors swirl about the Supreme Leader’s hospitalization. Brent crude jumps 3%. Israeli intelligence places forces on alert. In Washington, Situation Room analysts scramble. Why does an 85-year-old cleric hold such gravitational pull? Because Ayatollah Ali Khamenei isn’t just…