- Exclusive: Prior to Iran attacks, CIA assessed Khamenei could be replaced by hardline IRGC elements if killed, sources say Reuters
- CIA Assessed Iran’s Ayatollah Could Be Replaced by Hardliner If Killed WSJ
- Ali Larijani is an increasingly plausible heir in Iran The Economist
- A brief guide to Iran’s complex regime Financial Times
- The rise and fall of Iran’s ruthless and pragmatic Ayatollah Ali Khamenei The Guardian