author: Tyler Durden
Written by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com,
Before the U.S. and Israel started war with Iran on Saturday morning and killed Ayatollah Ali Chamenei, the CIA estimated that if an Iranian leader was killed, his government likely to be replaced by "hardhead" representatives of the muslim Revolutionary Corps, stated Reuters agency.
The study concluded that the assessment has been developed in the last 2 weeks, erstwhile the U.S. built their forces in the region and prepared to start a war. The fresh York Times reportedthat CIA's been following Chamenei for months, and she knew he'd be in her compound on Saturday morning. in Tehran, where he will meet advanced Iranian officials, where he was hit by a joint American-Israeli attack.
After Chamenei died, the Iranian government appointed a council, headed by Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, who is to regulation the country until Iran's "Congregation of Experts" elects a fresh ultimate leader.
Killing Chamenei doesn't seem to affect Iran's military operations., as Iranian missiles and drones proceed to attack targets in the region, including Israel and countries with US military bases.
During an earlier confrontation with the US, including during the twelve-day war in June 2025 and erstwhile president Trump murdered General Qassem Soleimani, head of the Quds IRGC force, Iran's consequence to the US attacks was minimal and more symbolic due to the fact that it signaled in advance. But now Iran has attacked many U.S. bases, and there's no sign that Tehran is curious in deescalation..
According to an unconfirmed study Israeli YnetAfter killing Chamenei, president Trump sought a ceasefire, but Iran rejected the idea.
Trita Parsi, Executive Vice president of the Quincy Institute, says that the direction of Tehran now believes that if he agrees to ceasefire without imposing adequate costs on the US, The US and Israel will simply attack again in the future.
"Iran understands that many representatives of the U.S. safety community were convinced that Iran's earlier restraint reflects Iran's weakness and inability or reluctance to direct war with the US," wrote Parsi on X.
"Tehran is now doing everything to show the other – despite the tremendous costs it will pay itself. The irony of destiny is that the execution of Chamenei facilitated this change" – he added.
Translated by Google Translator
source:https://www.zerohedge.com/