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What’s Happening

Let’s talk about Khamenei’s deep alliance with the Islamic major Guard Corps has raised concern that Iran’s new leader will depart from his father’s long-standing position against building a bomb.

Iranians hold posters of slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and his son, the new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, on Thursday at Enghelab Square in Tehran. (Atta Kenare / AFP via ) By Michael Wilner Washington Bureau Chief Follow 2:22 PM PT 19 4 min Click here to listen to this article via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X LinkedIn Threads Reddit WhatsApp Copy Link URL Copied! (it feels like chaos)

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The Details

Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . Khamenei’s first public statement made no mention of Iran’s nuclear program.

President Trump has outlined the destruction of Iran’s nuclear capabilities as a major goal. P]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix mb-10 md:max-w-170 md:mx-auto” data-dateline data-r-content WASHINGTON — Days after he was named Iran’s next supreme leader , and over a week since U.

Why This Matters

And Israeli bombing wiped out much of his family, Mojtaba Khamenei issued his first statement on Thursday demanding vengeance against the alliance over the war it unleashed. He called on Iranian forces to continue thwarting vital shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. He vowed to open new fronts against the United States and Israel.

Diplomats and experts are analyzing what this means for international relations.

Key Takeaways

• And he warned that Gulf states hosting U.
• Bases would remain targets of Iranian attack.
• Yet, what concerned the White House most was what the new supreme leader didn’t say.

The Bottom Line

The omission was not took an L on officials in the Trump administration, who told The Times they are largely in the dark over the new supreme leader’s stance on whether Iran should break out to build a nuclear weapon. Khamenei’s deep alliance with the Islamic major Guard Corps, which has advocated for weaponization in the past, has raised concern that the new leader will depart from his father’s long-standing position against building a bomb .

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