Iran's New Supreme Leader: A Return to Hardline Policies Amidst US-Iran Tensions

A US intelligence assessment reveals military intervention in Iran is unlikely to achieve regime change. The NIC report indicates no unified opposition exists to take power if the leadership falls. Despite the launching of a war, Iranian clerics chose a new hardline supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei.

A recent US intelligence report, prior to the United States and Israel's military engagement in Iran, found that American intervention would not likely result in regime change. According to sources, limited airstrikes or prolonged campaigns would fail to establish a new government in Iran.

The National Intelligence Council highlights the lack of a unified opposition ready to assume power if the current leadership collapses. Despite declarations against regime change, President Trump's administration seems caught amidst conflicting goals as Iran's leadership remains resolute.

In accordance with the intelligence findings, Iran's clerics swiftly appointed Mojtaba Khamenei, believed to be more hardline than his predecessor, as the new supreme leader. This selection signals Iran's persistence to maintain its governance amid external pressures. The ongoing discourse about the US's objectives in Iran continues to reflect amid geopolitical complexities.

(With inputs from agencies.)