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Iran's Leaders Divided: Ousting Khamenei Amid U.S. Airstrikes?

6/23/2025

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Iran Leaders' Debate

U.S. airstrikes on Iran have ignited fierce debates among Iranian leaders regarding Supreme Leader Khamenei's future. A proposed leadership committee aims to negotiate peace, with some insiders pushing for Khamenei's ousting. As pressure mounts for a military response, Iran teeters on the brink of escalating conflict or a groundbreaking compromise with the U.S.

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Rajavi Calls for Change

In the wake of U.S. airstrikes targeting Iran's nuclear sites, Maryam Rajavi, leader of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, urged the ousting of Supreme Leader Khamenei. She condemned his regime's costly errors and championed a vision for a democratic, non-nuclear Iran, rallying global backing for her Ten-Point Plan.

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Historical Context

In 1953, the CIA's Operation Ajax overthrew Iran's Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh, establishing a pro-Western monarchy and sowing decades of resentment towards the U.S. This historical intervention set the stage for ongoing tensions, culminating in recent U.S. airstrikes on Iran's nuclear sites amid calls for reform from leaders like Maryam Rajavi, potentially reshaping Iran's political landscape and its relations with the West.

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Iran Leaders' Debate

U.S. airstrikes on Iran have ignited fierce debates among Iranian leaders regarding Supreme Leader Khamenei's future. A proposed leadership committee aims to negotiate peace, with some insiders pushing for Khamenei's ousting. As pressure mounts for a military response, Iran teeters on the brink of escalating conflict or a groundbreaking compromise with the U.S.

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