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Iran International · Iran (diaspora) · Mojtaba Khamenei inherits a contested throne, and a fractured state to run it
Argues Mojtaba assumes power without recognised clerical authority: a mid-level cleric with no published jurisprudence stepping into velayat-e faqih, exposing the gap between the theocracy's stated rules and IRGC reality.
“Like his father in 1989, he assumes power without universally recognised clerical authority, a midlevel cleric who does not meet the standards of velayat-e faqih.”