hur rizvi
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Agree with your last paragraphAli Larijani is legacy power in Iran - close to the old Khameini, spent time in the IRGC, been part of the revolution for decades.
Pezeshkian and Aragchi are new men.
Pezeshkian was a doctor i.e. no military or clergy links. He was disqualified from running for President a couple of times by the council because he was seen as not committed enough to the revolution. He has spoken up about how Iranian protesters were treated by the regime. He spoke up and demanded a probe into the death of Mahsa Amini. Clearly a reformer.
Aragchi is a career diplomat and bureaucrat. He has served in the IRGC but only as a teenager and his entire career has been on the civilian side again with no connection to the clergy or military. He's actually studied abroad.
I think Pezeshkian in particular but also civilian members of his government like Aragchi represent the true hope for a regime change from the oppressive rule of the Mullahs in Iran. If Israel or the US assassinate them, they literally have nothing left. No legitimate source of power. It might suit Israel to have chaos and breakdown of law in Iran but I doubt the US would be happy since it could seriously disrupt oil supplies and keep prices at the level they are now.
Israel would want chaos and they would try to remove all options that might stop them from decimating Iran completely
