Iran Releases Old Khamenei Footage to Counter Health and Death Rumors
🧬 TEHRAN — Old footage, not live appearance: succession anxiety goes visible. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Releasing archival video rather than live footage is the tell — a well leader gets date-stamped state media. The IRGC's hardliner veto, Hormuz command, and any deal architecture flow from Khamenei's authority. Succession uncertainty paralyzes the reformist track: no subordinate will authorize concessions a dying Supreme Leader hasn't signed.
