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Babak Kamiar

Why is Masoud Pezeshkian (most likely to be) Iran's next president?

Whether Ebrahim Raisi's death was an accident or the result of a premeditated conspiracy by internal forces of the Islamic Republic regime, the reality is that the deadlock of the 13th government in resolving endless economic problems and addressing the nuclear issue with the West, especially with the increasing likelihood of Trump's return to the White House, has left Ali Khamenei, the leader of Iran, in need of a new and different "soldier".

Right now, Iranian society is like a cinder under ashes — a single spark can ignite it again. The previous flames have not yet been fully extinguished, and the government's imminent need to increase fuel prices could reignite the unrest.

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