Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 02:10pm on 17 Jun 2025,Tuesday International
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei faces deep isolation after Israeli airstrikes killed key military aides, including IRGC leaders Hossein Salami, Amir Ali Hajizadeh, and intelligence chief Mohammad Kazemi. The losses have shaken Khamenei’s core advisory circle amid Iran’s escalating conflict with Israel. Khamenei, 86, is reportedly relying more on his son Mojtaba Khamenei, a rising cleric with growing influence over the Revolutionary Guards. Analysts warn of dangerous miscalculations as Iran’s inner leadership weakens. Outside Iran, key allies like Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah and Syria’s Bashar al-Assad have also fallen, adding pressure to Tehran’s fragile regional strategy and internal stability. (PC: Reuters)
