Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei not only selected the exchange of military commands in case the existing military leaders died in Israeli attacks, but also appointed three senior religious officials as candidates to replace him if he was killed.
As the New York Times is written, out of the possibility of assassination, the Iranian supreme leader mainly communicates with his commanders through reliable assistants, suspending electronic communication to find it harder, claimed three Iran officials.
Hidden in the bunker, Khamenei has chosen a series of replacement in his military command chain in case he killed his more senior officers.
“And in an extra move, officials appointed three people as candidates for his successor if he was killed, which may be the most memorable example of the moment he and his three decades of the debt ruling face,” Nyt writes.
Ayatolah Khamenei took a range of emergencies to preserve the Islamic Republic since Israel launched a series of sudden attacks.
These attacks are the largest attack on Iran from the war with Iraq in the 1980s, and the effect on Tehran capital was especially fierce. In just a few days, the Israeli attacks were intense and caused more damage in Tehran than the former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein made throughout his eight-year war against Iran.
However, Iran seems to prevail the initial shock, sufficiently reorganizing that the daily constitudes on Israel, hit the hospital, oil refinery in Haifi, religious facilities and homes.
Iranic High Officials are also prepared for different outcomes as the war intensifies and while US President Donald Trump is considered whether to engage in the fight, according to Iranian officials, who insisted on anonymity.
Arriving the strictly guarded Iranian leadership is difficult, but it seems that the chain of command is still functioning, despite heavy strikes, and there are no obvious signs of disagreement in political ranks, according to officials and diplomats in Iran, writes the American newspaper.
(Vijesti.ba)
