Prior to Iran Attacks, CIA Assessed Khamenei Could Be Replaced by Hardline IRGC Elements If Killed, Sources Say

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WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) – In the run-up to the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Saturday, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency assessed that even if Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the operation, he could be replaced by hardline figures from the Islamic Revolut...

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