Mokhtaba Khamenei becomes Iran's new supreme leader Without being an ayatollah, without ever having held any office, and being the son of his predecessor. Despite being an influential figure in the regime's power circles and despite his name having been mentioned for years as a possible successor, the selection of a profile like that of Ali Khamenei's descendant to lead Iran is unusual, given the principles of the Islamic Republic. But politically, many analysts see a clear response from the United States and Israel.

The death of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, in an Israeli attack on the government complex in Tehran, carried out based on intelligence provided by the US CIA, marks a new chapter for the country. Khamenei had concentrated political and religious power for 37 years, and his death is an undeniable shift. A council composed of the president, the head of the judiciary, and a cleric has provisionally assumed his functions until an assembly of experts appoints a successor. However, the Israeli-American attack also eliminated other key figures in the Iranian leadership. The full extent of the regime's weakening remains to be seen, but it has clearly been compromised, prompting Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu to call on Iranians to overthrow the religious dictatorship that has ruled them until now. Meanwhile, the Iranian regime has reacted by attempting to escalate the conflict throughout the region, attacking Israel and US bases, as well as other targets in Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman.

The Iranian regime has shown it has the capacity to continue fighting after Israel and the United States killed one of its own on Saturday. Supreme Leader Ali Khameneiwho ruled with an iron fist for 36 years. Besides initiating the succession process with an interim government, the Islamic Republic has responded with several waves of attacks against Israel, resulting in nine deaths, and six Gulf countries: Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, and Kuwait, where three US soldiers were killed. Tehran says it will continue the attacks. Washington and Tel Aviv have again struck Tehran and other Iranian cities and have vowed to continue their attacks. The escalation threatens to trigger a regional war.

Iran has faced this Friday The fourteenth consecutive day of protests in a context of an almost total internet and mobile phone blackoutwhich has become the regime's main instrument for containing a mobilization that, despite repression, shows no signs of waning. Informationally isolated from the outside world, the country is experiencing one of the most tense phases of social unrest in recent years.