According to a Gate News bot message, citing an analyst from CNN, Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei is facing the biggest leadership challenge to date following the U.S. attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, and the whole world is waiting for this Supreme Leader's official response.
Karim Sadjadpour of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace told CNN's Caitlan Collins that Khamenei is arguably "in the most precarious position of his life as a dictator."
"He is hiding in a bunker. He is 86 years old. His physical strength and cognitive abilities are limited. Most of his senior military commanders have been assassinated. He cannot control his own airspace. The airspace is controlled by Israel," he said. "And, you know, this war has no way out. He cannot win this war. He is at a disadvantage in military, financial, and technological terms."
Since the U.S. attacked three key nuclear facilities in Iran, Khamenei has not publicly commented. In a nationwide speech last week, he stated that Iran would not surrender and warned that any U.S. military intervention would cause "irreparable damage."
According to reports, U.S. President Trump rejected Israel's plan to assassinate Khamenei and stated last week that the Iranian supreme leader is an "easily attackable target."
People are increasingly questioning whether this intervention will trigger a regime change in Tehran — a result that could lead to the fragmentation of Iran and impact the entire region.
Khamenei has ruled Iran as its supreme leader for over 35 years, coming to power a decade after the 1979 Islamic Revolution that overthrew the U.S.-backed monarchy.
Sajjadpour said that the supreme leader "has a survival instinct, but also a resistance instinct." "In my view, he is indeed struggling to balance these two."
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Analysts say that Iran's Supreme Leader is facing the "most severe situation" since he took office.
According to a Gate News bot message, citing an analyst from CNN, Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei is facing the biggest leadership challenge to date following the U.S. attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, and the whole world is waiting for this Supreme Leader's official response.
Karim Sadjadpour of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace told CNN's Caitlan Collins that Khamenei is arguably "in the most precarious position of his life as a dictator."
"He is hiding in a bunker. He is 86 years old. His physical strength and cognitive abilities are limited. Most of his senior military commanders have been assassinated. He cannot control his own airspace. The airspace is controlled by Israel," he said. "And, you know, this war has no way out. He cannot win this war. He is at a disadvantage in military, financial, and technological terms."
Since the U.S. attacked three key nuclear facilities in Iran, Khamenei has not publicly commented. In a nationwide speech last week, he stated that Iran would not surrender and warned that any U.S. military intervention would cause "irreparable damage."
According to reports, U.S. President Trump rejected Israel's plan to assassinate Khamenei and stated last week that the Iranian supreme leader is an "easily attackable target."
People are increasingly questioning whether this intervention will trigger a regime change in Tehran — a result that could lead to the fragmentation of Iran and impact the entire region.
Khamenei has ruled Iran as its supreme leader for over 35 years, coming to power a decade after the 1979 Islamic Revolution that overthrew the U.S.-backed monarchy.
Sajjadpour said that the supreme leader "has a survival instinct, but also a resistance instinct." "In my view, he is indeed struggling to balance these two."