Iran has a new supreme leader, but real power may lie elsewhere. How the Revolutionary Guards shape the post-Khamenei order
9 Jul 2026, 11:40 GMT
Topic: World
Source URL: https://www.dw.com/en/iran-has-a-new-supreme-leader-but-real-power-may-lie-elsewhere-how-the-revolutionary-guards-shape-the-post-khamenei-order/a-77887756?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf
Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new supreme leader, has inherited a political system that his father spent decades building and shaping in his own image.