WHAT NEXT FOR 🇮🇷IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER? REGIME UNDER MAXIMUM PRESSURE🚨
HIDING & ISOLATED: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is reportedly operating from a secure hideout as protests intensify and external threats rise.
US SIGNALS ESCALATION: 🇺🇸Donald Trump publicly referenced past high-profile killings, fuelling fears of direct action against Iran’s leadership.
PROTEST DEATH TOLL: At least 2,600+ killed in nationwide unrest, with internet shutdowns obscuring the full scale.
ECONOMY AT CORE: Protests driven by inflation, collapsing rial, shortages of bread, fuel, water, and power, not just politics.
REGIME SURVIVAL MODE: Security forces remain loyal; Revolutionary Guard seen as key power-broker if Khamenei falls.
SUCCESSION UNCLEAR: Possible contenders include hardliners within the system or exiled Reza Pahlavi, though he lacks internal structure.
FOREIGN INTERVENTION GAMBLE: Many protesters now believe outside help is necessary, raising risks of wider conflict.
The system isn’t collapsing overnight, but structural decay, economic failure, and external pressure are converging into Iran’s most dangerous moment in decades.
SRC: BBC News, BBC Persian
