Kashayar Junaidi
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Let's keep in mind, the question is not only who is going to succeed Khamenei,
It is how fast the military, the IRGC, will be able to announce its new command structure.
We know that during these attacks in the past less than 24 hours, many senior commanders of the IRGC and the military forces of Iran have been killed and they need to be replaced in order for a smooth transition
We have to see whether they manage to sustain their attacks on Israel and U.S.
bases across the Persian Gulf region.
And maybe they are reluctant to announce that early because they remember the experience from Hassan Nasrallah's death in an Israeli bombing.
So when the Lebanese Hezbollah announced Nasrallah's replacement,
He was also killed in a successive Israeli strike.
So they have to be very careful.
They know that.
But at the same time, let's not forget the regime is on shaky grounds.
It's been weakened by U.S.
and Israeli attacks.
But more importantly, it has been weakened by the mass protests across the country in January.
And again, last week, all major university campuses in Iran witnessed mass protests against the regime.
I remember seeing pictures of students hanging effigies of Khamenei in the university campuses, which was never heard of.
So the regime is on the shaky ground and the people have their chance of probably taking over if the conditions are right for them.
Is that?
One, two, three, four, five.
And in fact, in Tel Aviv, emergency services are now carrying out rescue operations in a neighbourhood that was hit last