【Israeli Intelligence: The Supreme Leader is a Shell, Iran's Internal Situation is Chaotic】
An Israeli national security source told Fox News: Although Iran has elected a new supreme leader, he is at best a shell and has not truly controlled the country's power, and the Iranian regime is already fragmented and dysfunctional.
On February 28, at the very beginning of the war, Israel directly killed Khamenei. After several days of maneuvering and elections within Iran, it was officially announced on March 8 that Khamenei's son would succeed him. However, to the surprise of the outside world, this new leader has remained hidden and has not appeared, which has increased many rumors.
Kobi Michael, a defense analyst from the Israeli Institute for National Security, told Fox News: According to their reliable information, Mujtaba is merely a shell, with only the title of supreme leader, but he has not taken control of the current regime, let alone leadership. After a series of "decapitation" attacks by Israel, the Iranian leadership has become fragmented and chaotic, almost in a state of operational failure.
In fact, after so many rounds of "decapitation" attacks by Israel, many high-ranking officials have been eliminated one by one. Although Iran had previously "decentralized" and pre-selected and deployed several successors, it still has an important impact on the normal operation of the regime.
As for whether Mujtaba's power is stable and whether he has control over the entire Islamic regime, his continued seclusion makes it difficult to be optimistic. Originally, Larijani was the de facto wartime leader of Iran, responsible for coordinating various parties. Now that he has left, the situation may get worse.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1860082284955652/
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