Discern Report
The Ghost in the Bunker: Three Theories About Iran's Invisible Supreme Leader
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When Ali Khamenei was killed in the opening hours of Operation Epic Fury on February 28, 2026, the Islamic Republic lost the man who had held its contradictions together through sheer force of will for thirty-six years. What Iran gained in his place may be something stranger than a successor — it may be a symbol, a myth, or depending on how dark your reading of current events runs, something far…