[AdmSmith]

From 2020, but still valid:

How power operates in Iran
Three fundamental concepts are important in understanding politics in the Islamic Republic of Iran: dualism, pragmatism, and the nezam.

Power blocs shaping decisions

Shifting power

Competing to fix Iran's problems

(i) Rescuing the economy

(ii) Diplomacy with the US

(iii) Regional security

Advancing European diplomatic leadership

People to watch

https://ecfr.eu/publication/reviving_the_revolutionaries_how_trumps_maximum_pressure_is_shifting_irans

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_of_Islamic_Revolution_Stability / Paydari Front,

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_principlists

[AdmSmith]

Citizens in Karaj, west of Tehran, have put up “missing person” notices for Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, as he remains out of public view more than three months after being injured in an airstrike that killed his father, according to a video sent to Iran International.

https://x.com/IranIntl_En/status/2062596412865483208

1 min video

[gleeaikin]

Thank you for providing this very detailed Iranian power structure graphic of current likely conditions. Of course it will be interesting to see how the graph will change over time, and see how it will influence our foreign policy and military actions.