The Supreme leader of Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has chooses and arranged an array of three (3) that could replace him in case of assassination by either United states of America or Israel and its proxies.
The New York Times report that as he is wary of assassination, the supreme leader mostly speaks with his commanders through a trusted aide now, suspending electronic communications to make it harder to find him.
The three Iranian officials familiar with his emergency war plans confirmed the development to journalist.
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Ensconced in a bunker, the supreme leader, picked an array of replacements down his chain of miliary command in case more of his valued lieutenants are killed.
And in a remarkable move, the officials add, Ayatollah Khamenei has even named three senior clerics as candidates to succeed him should he be killed, as well — perhaps the most telling illustration of the precarious moment he and his three-decade rule are facing.
Ayatollah Khamenei, 86, is aware that either Israel or the United States could try to assassinate him, an end he would view as martyrdom, the officials said.
The development comes as Iran’s top officials are also quietly making preparations for a wide range of outcomes as the war intensifies and as President Trump considers whether to enter the fight, according to the Iranian officials, who insisted on anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the ayatollah’s plans.
According to the officials and to diplomats in Iran, the peering inside the country’s closely guarded leadership can be difficult, but its chain of command still seems to be functioning, despite being hit hard, and there are no obvious signs of dissent in the political ranks.
Given the possibility, the ayatollah has made the unusual decision to instruct his nation’s Assembly of Experts, the clerical body responsible for appointing the supreme leader, to choose his successor swiftly from the three names he has provided.