Who is left running Iran? | Inside Story

Many of Tehran's top leaders have been killed -- from Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to senior security figures -- assassinated by the US and Israel. President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu have framed the killings as victories in their war on Iran But Iran says its governance structure is built to withstand such blows. And that means the loss of any individual should not cause the downfall of the whole system. But how does this unique leadership structure work? Who is keeping the government running - and how? And what does it mean for the ongoing war? Presenter: James Bays Guests: Hamid Reza Gholamzadeh, Director of House of Diplomacy, a think-tank Ali Vaez, Director of the Iran Project, International Crisis Group Tim Ripley, defence analyst and editor of Defence Eye Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://X.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile #Iran #IranLeadership #IranSupremeLeader #Israel #USIsraelWarOnIran #IranWar #IsraelStrikesIran #IsraelTargetingKillings #MojtabaKhamenei #DonaldTrump #BenjaminNetanyahu #IranPoliticalSystem