“The arbitration of Khamenei, who used to let factions compete while monopolising the final call on a few red lines, is gone. Mojtaba’s legitimacy is thin and derivative, and this inverts the founding functioning of the Islamic Republic of Iran where the rahbar (supreme leader) used to discipline the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). But he now depends on it”
Théo Nencini (ChinaMed Project, T.wai) is quoted in the article “Iran’s power struggle: Are hardliners blocking diplomacy with the US?” on TRT World.
