According to Danny Citrinowicz, the appointment is primarily intended to project stability and continuity in the regime. “Under normal circumstances… We would not have seen Mojtaba appointed.”
Could the appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran’s Supreme Leader, following his father’s death, reignite protests in the country? Danny Citrinowicz, a researcher at the Iran program at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), addressed this in an interview on Tuesday and estimated that, despite being a controversial and extreme figure, no widespread revolt is expected in the immediate term.
According to Citrinowicz, the appointment is primarily intended to project stability and…