Who Will Be Iran's Next Supreme Leader?

http - February 26th, 2011

The RAND Corporation has issued a report that looks at the possible scenarios should Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei pass away and a succession battle ensue. Khamenei is 71 and, according to some rumors, ill. The report discusses five scenarios including: "status quo," in which Khamenei hand picks his successor; and "abolition" of the supreme leader position. -Golnaz Esfandiar, RFE

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