2025–2026 Iranian de facto leadership speculations

Various speculations about a de facto leadership in Iran came up during the 2025 Twelve-Day War and currently come up during the 2026 Iran War, following the assassination of the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. == Twelve-Day War == An IRGC military junta with a "War Council" that it established was seen as the de facto leadership of Iran, due to the reason that Ali Khamenei couldn't be contacted during the time.

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