"The power consolidation under way in Iran is structural rather than personal. The war has reinforced a broader regime of securitised rule whose logic exceeds any one successor."
"After the end of the war with Iraq in 1989, Iran underwent a protracted phase of market-oriented restructuring, where the state was reorganised rather than retreated."
"The years after 2006 saw a large-scale transfer of assets from government ministries to firms affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and religious-revolutionary foundations."
The office of the supreme leader in Iran has evolved into an institution independent of any single leader. Mojtaba Khamenei's rise is seen as a shift towards hardliner governance. However, the ongoing power consolidation is structural, driven by a securitized regime that transcends individual leadership. Post-war economic restructuring has led to a reorganization of state power, with public assets transferred to quasi-state entities and military-affiliated foundations, resulting in less accountability and increased upward redistribution of wealth.
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