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Jiang says Raisi was widely expected to become supreme leader after Khamenei, and that if Raisi became Ayatollah he could shift major policy in Iran.
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Khamenei
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Jiang says Khamenei cultivated personal ties with the IRGC, and Mojtaba Khamenei's unpopularity would make him dependent on IRGC support and obedient to IRGC policy if he became supreme leader.
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If Raisi's death was only an accident, Jiang says little changes because ultimate policy belongs to Khamenei rather than the president.
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Jiang says Khamenei’s refusal to flee Tehran would turn his death into a speech: a home-defense sacrifice that gives Iranians energy, mourning, and faith.
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The interviewer asks whether Khamenei intentionally accepted martyrdom because inspiring Iranian morale could be more strategically valuable than preserving his life.
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Jiang says Khamenei's martyrdom was intentional and follows a warrior ethic in which a leader sacrifices himself rather than sacrificing others to inspire collective resolve.
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Jiang uses Khamenei as evidence that leaders who see a long-awaited geopolitical mission before them may keep ruling despite advanced age and visible frailty.
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"hel ps us understand how Iran is actually being able to defend itself again st the United States So if you just look at..."
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"he wanted to use his sacrifice as a rally ing cry for his people So even though he didn 't really give a speech..."
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"the eternal you know yeah yeah they want to become gods on earth because their mortality is what they fear the most and being..."
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"years old this is not somebody capable of leading an army into battle the most effective use he could have uh you know the..."
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"100 was intentional because there were two major sacrifices the first day right the first sacrifice were those 170 school girls that were targeted..."
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"knowing that his death his courage is going to inspire all the soldiers behind him to avenge his death"
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"...age, he died off. You look at Iran, right? The Ayatollah Khamenei, right? He's in power. He's 86. He's still giving speeches. He's still..."
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"...supreme leader. The supreme leader of Iran when the current Ayatollah Khamenei died, okay? So Raisi is 63 and Khamenei is 85. So we..."
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"And the third thing is, of course, foreign policy. Meaning that the Axis of Resistance gets... Sorry, the Axis of Resistance only interacts with..."
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"He even knows the names of their children. So the current Ayatollah Khomeini has a great personal relationship with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps...."
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"Now, all right. So if it was an accident, then in theory nothing changes because ultimately it's the Ayatollah Khomeini who is responsible for..."
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"...and much more theoretical, theocratic than it is now. The Ayatollah Khamenei was considered a pretty moderate individual. His son is not considered moderate..."
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