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The Strait of Hormuz, lifeline of global oil, was openly named as leverage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<p>Behind the rhetoric lies a deeper unease. Conflicting reports about Mojtaba\u2019s injuries and his absence from public view fuel doubts over who truly controls Iran\u2019s vast security apparatus at this critical moment. His praise of \u201cbrave fighters\u201d and talk of opening new, vulnerable fronts suggest a leadership prepared to gamble with regional stability. Whether he is a wounded hardliner or a symbolic figurehead, his words alone are enough to rattle chancelleries far beyond Tehran.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran\u2019s succession crisis has collided with a volatile war, and Mojtaba Khamenei now stands\u2014seen or unseen\u2014at the center of it. 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