The current leader of Iran did. He got to be head of state after an attack by the biggest military power in the world killed his predecessor. That’s a much better origin story and base of legitimacy than a long ugly internal power struggle or simply inheriting the position after the other guy died of old age.
He can also spin the war internally as him standing up to the US and winning.
Nobody won here
The current leader of Iran did. He got to be head of state after an attack by the biggest military power in the world killed his predecessor. That’s a much better origin story and base of legitimacy than a long ugly internal power struggle or simply inheriting the position after the other guy died of old age.
He can also spin the war internally as him standing up to the US and winning.
Khamenei’s father, wife and one of his sisters were killed at the onset of the war.