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title: "Succession — News & Analysis | Model Diplomat"
description: "Browse 4 stories and expert analysis tagged Succession on Model Diplomat — diplomacy, politics, and global-affairs coverage for Model UN."
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## 4 Stories

[elections](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/irans-invisible-leader-hands-power-to-irgc)

### [Iran's invisible leader hands power to IRGC](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/irans-invisible-leader-hands-power-to-irgc)

[Mojtaba Khamenei's five-month public absence creates a power vacuum that the IRGC exploits to undermine Iran's US ceasefire deal and consolidate control over the economy.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/irans-invisible-leader-hands-power-to-irgc)

[2026-07-21](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/irans-invisible-leader-hands-power-to-irgc)

[economics_markets](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/iran-ceasefire-collapse-a-succession-crisis)

### [Iran Ceasefire Collapse: A Succession Crisis](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/iran-ceasefire-collapse-a-succession-crisis)

[Iran's ceasefire with the US collapsed not over the Strait of Hormuz but because Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has been invisible since February, ceding power to IRGC hardliners who profit from war.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/iran-ceasefire-collapse-a-succession-crisis)

[2026-07-19](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/iran-ceasefire-collapse-a-succession-crisis)

[mena](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/khameneis-funeral-highlights-irans-crisis)

### [Khamenei's Funeral Highlights Iran's Crisis](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/khameneis-funeral-highlights-irans-crisis)

[Mojtaba Khamenei's absence at his father's funeral highlights Iran's succession crisis and the geopolitical implications of US-Iran negotiations.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/khameneis-funeral-highlights-irans-crisis)

[2026-07-06](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/khameneis-funeral-highlights-irans-crisis)

[mena](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/khamenei-funeral-signals-irans-hardline-succ)

### [Khamenei Funeral Signals Iran's Hardline Succ](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/khamenei-funeral-signals-irans-hardline-succ)

[The funeral of Ayatollah Khamenei signals a hardline succession in Iran and a shift in Gulf states' approach from containment to co-management.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/khamenei-funeral-signals-irans-hardline-succ)

[2026-07-06](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/khamenei-funeral-signals-irans-hardline-succ)