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Iran Without Khamenei: What Comes Next?

March 8, 2026·15 min·6-min readinterviewnews
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Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed in a military strike, triggering both celebration and uncertainty across Iran. His death marks the end of a 36-year reign defined by repression, anti-Western foreign policy, and institutionalized Islamism, leaving a power vacuum

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Benham Bin Talablu

interview on Morning Wire

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People

Ayatollah Ali KhameneiBenham Bin TalabluJohn BickleyGeorgia HoweAli Larijani

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Foundation for Defense of DemocraciesIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Topics

AuthoritarianismBreaking NewsDiplomacyForeign PolicyGeopoliticsMiddle EastPolitical News

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