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Teheran’s secret war for power

By Farnaz Fassihi
Iranians gathering in front of destroyed buildings following a military strike on the Iranian capital Teheran. — AFP

MOJTABA Khamenei’s ascension as Iran’s new supreme leader might have appeared straightforward, even predestined.

In fact, it was neither.

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