Exclusive: Prior to Iran attacks, CIA assessed Khamenei could be replaced by hardline IRGC elements if killed, sources say - Reuters

<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiyAFBVV95cUxPRGpqbjFVcHNGTHFmaXNJZl9WLWRBVGVNLXB0b2x5dGhyVzVhMm1VYjJFNFR1SzJ5Y0lvcmFPYzlPMDZnSFRBUXpma05TY0pMMWVydTVET3RQNjlXTHozY2l4VW5QOWc4Mk1mcXVTSFpROTNHdVVmMk13TlkyNHZ5Y3RyUGkxaUxCSXNIYWRwS3pIeFMtelMwZjNoM0tadDNHUGFDbHU3dXJWZE11elJDbmQ2Y3RCRW9SVm5XQnBFRnVOc0U1Z3dSNA?oc=5" target="_blank">Exclusive: Prior to Iran attacks, CIA assessed Khamenei could be replaced by hardline IRGC elements if killed, sources say</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#6f6f6f">Reuters</font>

Prior to the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, the CIA assessed that even if Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed, he would likely be replaced by hardline figures from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

The CIA's assessments, produced over the past two weeks, examined potential outcomes in Iran following a U.S. intervention, suggesting that hardline IRGC figures might replace Khamenei if he were killed.

In the lead-up to the U.S. and Israeli attacks, the CIA assessed that even if Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed, he would likely be replaced by hardline figures from the IRGC.

An analysis of Khamenei's leadership and the potential implications of his death, including the possibility of replacement by hardline IRGC figures.

The CIA's assessments, produced over the past two weeks, examined potential outcomes in Iran following a U.S. intervention, suggesting that hardline IRGC figures might replace Khamenei if he were killed.