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Araghchi-Qalibaf Glance Fuels Iran Succession Talk

A short video from Ali Khamenei's funeral spread across Iranian and regional social media because it appeared to show a tense glance between Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf. The clip prompted thousands of reactions and speculation about mistrust inside Iran's ruling elite. The observable fact is the viral funeral footage and the identified officials; the succession reading is reported analysis, not a proven power move. For Israel, visible regime anxiety after Khamenei's killing matters because Tehran's nuclear diplomacy, proxy warfare and internal succession fight are now intertwined.

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Courtroom-sketch editorial illustration of the city of Tabriz in Iran; contextual illustration, not the reported event.

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