Rishab Rathi

Iran’s State Structure is Designed to Outlast its Leaders: Expectations of Sudden Collapse may be Misguided

Mar 01, 2026

Iran’s constitution explicitly anticipates such scenarios. Article 111 provides that if the supreme leader dies or becomes incapacitated, authority transfers immediately to an interim council consisting of the president, the head of the judiciary, and a cleric…

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Iran’s State Structure is Designed to Outlast its Leaders: Expectations of Sudden Collapse may be Misguided

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