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Ahmadinejad Joins Khamenei Funeral as Iran's Succession Battle Surfaces

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Ahmadinejad Joins Khamenei Funeral as Iran's Succession Battle Surfaces

πŸ•Œ TEHRAN β€” The man Khamenei jailed is marching in his funeral. πŸ“Œ LOOK CLOSER: Ahmadinejad was sidelined and briefly detained under Khamenei β€” his presence is a political bid, not grief. Mojtaba still unseen; Iran's factional map is being redrawn. His nationalist base complicates IRGC control of the succession. For Doha, Washington's post-July 9 interlocutor now faces rivals just entering the arena.

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