The weeklong fight over Iran’s next leader pitted the Revolutionary Guards against moderates. The generals won, but only over spirited resistance. Mojtaba Khamenei’s ascension as Iran’s new supreme leader might have appeared straightforward, even predestined. In fact, it was neither. His rise came only after a full-on war of succession. The high-stakes process became the Islamic Republic’s vers... [1793 chars]
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