CIA: Khamenei death could spark IRGC-led leadership swap
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The CIA reportedly concluded that if Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei were killed in a U.S.-Israeli strike, hardline IRGC elements would likely replace him; the assessment, produced in recent weeks, examined potential post-strike Iran but did not predict any outcome with certainty, and the CIA declined to comment. The report arrives amid ongoing talks of regime change and Trump’s rhetoric on Iran.
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