The Islamic Republic

The subject of this file is not a man. It is what the war left of a state: a Leader elected under bombardment against his father's reported will, unseen since February; five security institutions publicly headless or nameless; an intelligence minister whose name is a state secret; and, per ISW, one official with direct access to the top, a fugitive on an Interpol red notice. This is not a government. It is a knife fight conducted through appointments, leaks, absences and funerals. On 9 July they bury the old Leader in Mashhad; per the New York Times the new one wants to attend, and his own guards say no. Who wins that argument runs Iran. Fifteen files this week: who's left, who's gone, who holds the pen. THE JULY DOSSIER: who's left, file 0/15.#Iran #ایران #WhoRunsIran #IslamicRepublic #جمهوری_اسلامی #Khamenei #خامنه_ای #MojtabaKhamenei #مجتبی_خامنه_ای #IRGC #سپاه #Tehran #تهران #IranNews #اخبار_ایران #JulyDossier #پرونده_تیر #MiddleEast