Political analysts believed the competition to succeed Khamenei would have been a contest between Khamenei’s son, Mojtaba, and Raisi.
Gabriel Noronha, a former US State Department advisor on Iran, noted on social media platform X that if no other candidates challenge Mojtaba, he could secure the position, turning Iran’s leadership into what some might describe as a “hereditary monarchy in radical Islamic clothing.”
As Iran grapples with the sudden loss of its president and contemplates the future of its leadership, the death of Ebrahim Raisi, the “Butcher of Tehran,” marks a significant moment in the country’s turbulent political history.
