Originally Posted by
Asturias56
Plus removing Kamenei wouldn't solve anything - they have a lot of people looking at that job as it is - removing him would bring in someone younger, brighter and more active.
If I may underscore this bit: for about the last three years the discussions of who would replace him - as he nears the end of his run - have popped up now and again in foreign policy circles.
I would expect that a scrum will take place, and more to the point, all that a body snatch would do is get that process (internal Iranian scrum) started early and as a collateral effect create a martyr. <= No point in doing that.
The juice isn't worth the squeeze.