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How Iran has quietly fixed the race for the next supreme leader

The regime’s power-brokers have done everything to ensure a smooth transition of power except find a frontrunner

It was 20 years ago that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei felt God speaking through him.

The experience took place during a cordial gathering between Iran’s supreme leader and approximately 20 commanders of the country’s Revolutionary Guards, Khamenei recalled earlier this year.

After leading a collective prayer Khamenei found himself engaged in “warm and captivating” conversation with the military brass, while casually seated on a staircase in a courtyard. It was then, he said, that “the Almighty God’s words flowed from my tongue”.

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