{"id":68797,"date":"2026-03-06T03:49:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T03:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/whats-next-for-irans-leadership-after-khameneis-death\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T03:49:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T03:49:42","slug":"whats-next-for-irans-leadership-after-khameneis-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/whats-next-for-irans-leadership-after-khameneis-death\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s next for Iran&#8217;s leadership after Khamenei&#8217;s death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>                <span class=\"now-playing__dek\">It took less than a minute for Israeli bombs to kill Iran&#8217;s supreme leader, along with more than 40 senior figures, but according to people directly involved in the planning, the attack was three years in the making. 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