Iran, don enter serious mode as their Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, don quietly pick three potential successors. Na so him prepare for any wahala wey fit come from Israel‘s ongoing military strikes. As e stand, Khamenei dey hide for bunker, and rumor don fly say him no go fit afford any mistake.
This whole drama fit remind you of movie wey dey full of suspense, as Khamenei, wey dey 86 years now, wan make sure say him power no go scatter like scattered beans if anything happen to am. According to The New York Times, e don name three senior clerics to take over, but the shocker be say him own son, Mojtaba, wey everybody don dey expect make dem crown, no dey among the chosen ones. (Talk about family politics!)
The reports, wey plenty media like Jerusalem Post don confirm, come show say Khamenei dey try to keep control of him legacy and avoid any internal fight wey fit happen if him waka go meet his ancestors.
Traditionally, if dem wan choose new Supreme Leader, na Assembly of Experts dey handle am. But Khamenei dey jaga-jaga the whole process for him own way. Analysts dey yan say the fact that e don choose three clerics instead of one just mean say di ruling elite for Iran no dey agree as usual, and tension don dey hot as the threat level dey increase. Na like this, we go know whether na these new clerics go fit maintain di status quo or if change dey loom.
As Khamenei dey make this move, more things dey happen for Iran. Since this year start, Israeli forces don carry out multiple high-profile assassinations, wey don dey shake the military command structure for Iran. Even top IRGC commanders, like Hossein Salami, don fall victim to dis ongoing conflict. Many experts dey fear say these attacks fit cause more trouble for di already shaky leadership of Khamenei.
Na wia e dey commot, Iran don also enter lockdown mode, shutting down internet and blocking calls to avoid intelligence leaks. Dem dey watch every shakara wey happen, especially under di weight of potential assassinations wey dey loom over the Supreme Leader.
Reports dey pop up say Khamenei dey control him commands through one trusted aide now, abandoning traditional electronic communication (talk about serious business!). And as everybody dey watch to see wetin go happen next, dis one thing don sure: the Islamic Republic dey prepare for a big change under heavy fire, and if you never dey alert, e fit shock you when e land.
Meanwhile, experts dey give shoutout to Assembly of Experts as dem dey watch wetin Khamenei go do. If e manipulate dem to choose his picks, na serious wahala fit show face for Iran after him reign. (If you sabi anything about politics, you go know say democracy wey dey like this in theory fit turn nightmare for practice.)
As we dey track this matter, one thing dey clear: Khamenei don build throne for himself, but e dey also lay groundwork for succession wey get its own risks. Na so di wahala for Middle East dey continue, and who know wetin tomorrow go bring? Make we just dey reason am together.
