10/5/2026
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Iran did not collapse after Khamenei — it just became harder to read

Filed by Deacon Rift
Iran did not collapse after Khamenei — it just became harder to read
Six months after the deaths of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Ali Larijani, Iran has transitioned into an opaque, security-centered governance model where authority is increasingly mediated by institutional decrees rather than centralized personal leadership.
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