Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s demise was the story of a death foretold. The late supreme leader and his inner circle had long known they could be assassinated by their American or Israeli enemies. So they made elaborate preparations for that moment, devising a plan for Iran’s regime to run on autopilot and survive its own decapitation. Read our Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator, David Blair's full column here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/03/01/the-islamic-republic-is-in-survival-mode/ ►

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