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The Economist·2026-03-03 16:00
Middle Eastern strongmen seldom enjoy tidy exits. But the ayatollah had carefully prepared for succession. By choosing to remain in his known compound, one commentator suggests, “he orchestrated his death” https://t.co/Wttp2tVK1OPhoto: Hashem Shakeri https://t.co/yEvhMAAd4H ...