Posted on 01/18/2026 2:51:06 PM PST by nuconvert
According to a former Islamic Republic official, speaking to IranWire through a traveler, Ali Larijani - the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council - has been at the center of the January 2026 crackdown. The source says Larijani is positioning himself for the post-Khamenei era, using his close ties with IRGC commanders and intelligence agencies, along with his family’s connections to senior clerics, to build support across different factions and prepare to lead the system after Khamenei’s death.
Larijani comes from a powerful clerical family. His father, Mirza Hashem Amoli, was a well-known Shia Grand Ayatollah and a leading figure at the Qom Seminary before the Revolution. His eldest brother, Mohammad Javad Larijani, served as a senior diplomat and Deputy Foreign Minister, while his younger brother, Sadeq Larijani, is a seminary professor in Qom and a former Chief Justice of the Islamic Republic. Sadeq Larijani is frequently mentioned as a possible successor to Khamenei.
According to IranWire’s source, Larijani sees his approach as resembling the security, cultural, and economic policies pursued by Deng Xiaoping in China during the 1980s. The source says the killings of protesters in January 2026 were modeled on the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing, when the Chinese military is believed to have killed between 3,000 and 10,000 protesters - an event that still serves as a warning to opponents of the Chinese government
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At the core of these despotic regimes are the well paid ( in foreign currency) thugs and goons who protect the state and preserve the positions of the pigs in charge. Obama and Biden sent the mullah despotspallets of dollars which have kept them in power. Trump stopped the shipments but there is little doubt the Chinese have made the mullahs large cash loans.
This man is pure evil. He will kill as many as possible to just keep
power.
Correct!
“The source says Larijani is positioning himself... to lead the system after Khamenei’s death.”
Sounds like someone who should be on the target list.
I was just watching Tousi TV on YouTube. They report that Iranian State TV was hijacked in Prime Time tonight (all channels) to broadcast the Crown Prince for ten minutes, calling for the people to overthrow the regime, and for the Military to protect the people.
American heavy Military transport planes and refuelers are flowing into the region today. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is not due within range of Iran until around Friday, the 23rd, but the party might kick off sooner.
” They report that Iranian State TV was hijacked in Prime Time tonight (all channels) to broadcast the Crown Prince for ten minutes, calling for the people to overthrow the regime, and for the Military to protect the people.”
Yes. I posted that on a couple of threads
Take Tousi with a huge grain of salt.
” Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is not due within range of Iran until around Friday, the 23rd,”
Sadly, That’s a long time
“Sounds like someone who should be on the target list.”
Definitely close to the top. It’s a very long list
“The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is not due within range of Iran until around Friday, the 23rd, but the party might kick off sooner.”
That would be wishful thinking, as well as bad planning.
There’s no way in Hades is Trump going to move until all the pieces are in place.
I believe it. I’ve seen some of their early work. This idiot is a criminal.
>>”That would be wishful thinking, as well as bad planning.”
Or the whole Carrier Strike Group mobilization could be a deliberate feint on our part to give Iran the impression that we’re planning a major frontal assault when the real plan is a much more targeted attack plan the doesn’t require the full strike group to be present.
Trump will probably await the arrival of Stinkin’ Lincoln.
You beat This Guy to it, “Big J”!
See #13
We might do some “preparatory” stuff, but it’d likely not be high visibility.
Israeli intel believes Iran still has about 1/2 of its missiles and 1/3 of its launchers:
https://youtu.be/61KVYkoR90o?t=60
That leaves out the missile DEFENSE capabilities that the Carrier Strike Group brings with it. IMO that may matter more than its offensive punch.
The Israelis believe Iran still has about 1/2 of its missiles and 1/3 of its launchers, so, it can still launch a heavy retaliatory response at a US base, perhaps our base in Qatar.
https://youtu.be/61KVYkoR90o?t=60
I’ve seen nothing about whether the US is bringing a THAAD system back to the ME.
>>”That leaves out the missile DEFENSE capabilities that the Carrier Strike Group brings with it. IMO that may matter more than its offensive punch.”
Good point.
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