US intel: Iran’s unseen supreme leader helps steer war strategy
TL;DR
U.S. intelligence assesses that Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is playing a key, though largely unseen, role in shaping war strategy and the negotiating approach with the United States, while day-to-day decisions are led by IRGC officials and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf amid a fractured regime. Iran has withstood most U.S. strikes and a ceasefire gives it time to regroup, but Washington remains focused on a negotiated end, even as it remains unclear who actually has the authority to finalize one.
- Iran’s injured supreme leader out of public view but still shaping strategy, US intel assesses CNN
- US intel said to assess Mojtaba Khamenei is playing key role in crafting Iran’s war strategy The Times of Israel
- Iran’s President Says He Met With Supreme Leader, Who Is Keeping Out of Public View WSJ
- Iran state media: President met with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei The Jerusalem Post
- Iran’s President Says He Had Meeting With Injured Supreme Leader Bloomberg
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