In Iran, the powers of the President are minor: he is like an Interior Minister who has no say over national security or ideological direction.
Raïsi and Mojtaba Khamenei were openly competing to succeed the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Mojtaba’s father.
Raïssi’s death clarifies the situation and puts the Supreme Leader’s son in a prime position to succeed his father.
This is where the real power struggles in Iran lie.
The Islamic Republic would thus become a hereditary monarchy, much like the one it overthrew.
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