The plans of the United States and Israel have failed, and Iran indeed has a contingency plan! On March 1st, after the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei, the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, stated that we have prepared for all kinds of situations, even having a plan in place for when Imam Khamenei was martyred. You will see that with the establishment of the leadership committee, authority between the people and officials will be formed.
Evidently, Ghalibaf's statement is a clear and straightforward way of telling the United States that Iran is prepared and has a contingency plan. Even if Khamenei dies, Iran will continue to restructure its leadership and reshape the chain of command. Of course, Ghalibaf's speech carries significant weight. Born in 1961, Ghalibaf is 65 years old this year and is a core figure in Iran's hardline conservative faction.
This person is not just from the bureaucratic system, but also served as the former Air Force Commander of the Revolutionary Guards and was the former Mayor of Tehran. Since 2020, he has been the Speaker of the Parliament, and he has great authority. He himself is a close confidant of Khamenei and a member of the Supreme National Security Council. At this moment, Ghalibaf stepping forward is not only to express resistance against the US and Israel, but also to boost the morale of the Iranian people. Obviously, Iran's resistance will not vanish with the death of Khamenei.
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