Israeli strikes render 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lonely, allies keep off

Israeli strikes render 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lonely, allies keep off

Iran’s 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei cuts an increasingly lonely figure. Khamenei has seen his main military and security advisers killed by Israeli air strikes, leaving major holes in his inner circle and raising the risk of strategic errors, according to five people familiar with his decision-making process. One...

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