After the fall of Assad, is Khamenei next?

Negar Mojtahedi
Negar Mojtahedi

Iran International

Undated photo of Iran's ruler Ali Khamenei speaking to loyal clergy and IRGC officers
Undated photo of Iran's ruler Ali Khamenei speaking to loyal clergy and IRGC officers

If you had asked Donald Trump’s former Iran envoy Elliot Abrams last year how he assessed Iran's strength, he would have told you its fearsome array of armed affiliates was a powerful guarantee of its staying power.