[manarth]

It's reported that Ayatollah Khamenei nominated multiple successors for his role and a number of other military roles, to guard against this policy.

    "Last summer during the 12-day war with Israel, Khamenei had named three potential successors should he be killed. Reports earlier this month indicated that Khamenei had named four layers of succession for key government and military jobs, in an effort to ensure regime survival in the face of a US-Israeli attack."

- https://www.timesofisrael.com/khamenei-said-to-pick-three-po...

- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/28/strategic-opti...

[jonathanstrange]

That makes sense because the US/Israel goal is currently likely to murder every person nominated as a successor immediately, too, and it's a completely predictable strategy.