After Khomeini: Iran under His Successors
Saïd Amir Arjomand — After Khomeini: Iran under His Successors (2009)Saïd Amir Arjomand · 2009 · BookTheorySource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-1142 · as of 2026-10-30 · about: Iran: Islamic Republic under the Leader's guardianship (1989–present) · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team
“Since 1989 power in the Islamic Republic has shifted from the clergy as a whole towards the Leader's office and the Revolutionary Guards.”
Context. The 2026 succession, in which the Assembly of Experts chose Mojtaba Khamenei with reported Guards backing, is cited as evidence; others stress that clerical bodies still formally decide.
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Iran names Khamenei's son, Mojtaba, as new supreme leader, state media report
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