Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe04:13 AM • July 05 2026 IDT"Death is ostensibly the end. But in politics, it is often the beginning of something else. First, it's a rewriting of the past, a struggle over memory and a renewed effort to preserve or rebuild legitimacy." That's how Iranian publicist Ali Reza Najafi began his article entitled "When death speaks the language of power," which was published on Saturday on the pro-government website Rouydad 24. In the NewsAt Khamenei's Funeral, Iran's New Leaders Inherit Destruction and AmbitionOn the Armenian Genocide and the Israeli Government's Borderline StatecraftA Palestinian Tied Up With Zip Ties, Cables and a Pole in GazaDozens of ultra-Orthodox Harassed Patrons at Jerusalem Cafe Open on ShabbatRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAdvanced Israeli Systems Sold to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Documents and Images ShowIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsIsrael Has Long Ignored Warnings of a 'Diplomatic Tsunami.' Now It Has Arrived103 Nails on the Map: How Israel's Government Is Burying the Two-state SolutionTop Israeli Diplomats Accuse Mamdani of Antisemitism Over 'Jewish State' RemarkNetanyahu Trolls Trump and Turkey: Why Israel Recognized the Armenian Genocide
Analysis • At Khamenei's funeral, Iran's new leaders inherit destruction and ambition
Most of Iran's population has known no leader other than Khamenei, whose mass-mourning ceremonies began Friday. That same public is waiting to see who is actually making decisions, and whether the new leaders will succeed in turning Iran into one of the world's central players
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