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Inside the Plot to Push Ayatollah Khamenei Aside
- Israel initiated a covert campaign to intimidate high-ranking Iranian officials after military strikes on June 13, as reported by The Washington Post.
- Israeli intelligence operatives threatened over 20 Iranian leaders, warning them to cease support for Ayatollah Khamenei's regime or face deadly consequences, according to audio recordings.
- A three-man committee appointed by Ayatollah Khamenei is actively discussing potential successors, with names like Mojtaba Khamenei and Hassan Khomeini emerging, according to Reuters.
- Ayatollah Khamenei has gone into hiding, directing orders through a trusted aide to avoid assassination risks, as reported by The New York Times.
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'Closer than your neck vein': Israel's campaign against Iranian regime's inner circle
The Washington Post reports that, following military strikes, Israel launched a covert campaign to destabilize Tehran's regime. Operatives directly called senior Iranian officials, warning them to abandon Ayatollah Ali Khamenei or face death.
Iran is seeking a new leader in case the Ayatollah is killed
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s life could be at risk because Israel has said killing him is one of its highest war priorities, while President Donald Trump left the door open to a “regime change” on Sunday after explicitly stating he was an “easy target”. With all this in mind and taking into consideration the Ayatollah is 86 years old, Iran has ramped up the search for a… Source
According to Atlantic, a group of Iranian officials would be studying how to disband the Supreme Guide and form a board of directors to sign an agreement with the United States.
Although the Iranian regime is waning, the civil mobilization is too paralyzed by the war to overthrow it. The removal of the Supreme Leader is the hypothesis most evoked at the moment.
According to Iran expert Arah Azizi, the reins are slipping away from the Iranian revolutionary leader. A group of conspirators are looking for dialogue with the US.
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