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Netanyahu: I’m not sure who’s running Iran right now
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Israel does not know who is in charge right now in Iran, says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“I’m not sure who is running Iran right now,” he says in English remarks at a press conference.
“Mojtaba [Khamenei], the replacement ayatollah, [has] not shown his face,” he continues.
Netanyahu says there is “a lot of tension” among officials at the top of the regime.
He adds that Israel is seeing cracks in both the political leadership and units in the field.
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