Wounded New Supreme Leader Shows Iran's War Machine on Autopilot
As Iran elevates the injured Mojtaba Khamenei to supreme leader, it signals the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps' confidence in the wartime machinery to operate without him.
Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's newly appointed supreme leader, was injured in the first wave of Israeli attacks, underscoring the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps' (ICRG) desperation to ensure their wounded choice was elevated to the highest office. This also highlights the ICRG's confidence that the wartime machinery can operate almost on autopilot without him.
The full extent of Khamenei's injuries and the speed of his recovery remain unclear, but a broken leg and facial injuries are the minimum. The authorities are not keen to dwell on the medical bulletin, with Ali Larijani, the secretary of the supreme national security council, carefully stating that
Source: The Guardian
