
Mojtaba Khamenei’s first public address being read by a presenter helps explain why many Iranians question who is truly in charge. New assessments that he is alive but controlled by the IRGC deepen those doubts and make the staged broadcast and reports of secret medical treatment more politically consequential. The combination of secrecy around his condition and apparent external control is eroding public confidence in the leadership.
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