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  "path": "/video/gzero-world-clips/almost-everyone-in-iran-just-waiting-for-ayatollah-khamenei-to-die",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-28T17:20:02.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Ayatollah khamenei",
    "Iran",
    "Karim sadjadpour",
    "Middle east",
    "Regime",
    "Repression",
    "Ian bremmer",
    "Gzero world with ian bremmer"
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nWho comes next in Iran’s leadership succession? **Karim Sadjadpour** says “almost everyone” inside both Iranian society and the regime is waiting for 86-year-old Ayatollah Khamenei to die. Even elements of the Revolutionary Guards know “this status quo is not tenable,” but fear of surveillance and repression makes any internal coup too risky —for now.\n\nThat raises a bigger question: does **Khamenei** ’s looming succession make external military action more tempting or more dangerous? Sadjadpour calls it a “51-49” decision. “Military attack is a gamble,” he warns.\n",
  "title": "Almost everyone in Iran “just waiting for Ayatollah Khamenei to die”"
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