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Newsmaker: Pragmatist Larijani the new power broker in Iran

Ahmed Elimam of Reuters, Published on 01/03/2026

» Veteran Iranian politician Ali Larijani, who said on Sunday a temporary leadership council would be set up after an air strike killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, reemerged last ​year as one of the most powerful figures in the security hierarchy.