Iran Leadership Crisis: Key Figures Killed, Mojtaba Khamenei's Status Unknown

• Multiple top Iranian leaders, including Ali Larijani and Gholamreza Soleimani, have been killed in recent strikes.
• Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed earlier, with his son Mojtaba Khamenei named successor, but his public status is uncertain.
• The US has pursued a 'cut the head off the snake' strategy, targeting Iranian leadership.
• Despite leadership losses, Iran's 'mosaic defence' doctrine allows decentralized military operations to continue.
• The deaths could empower hardliners, with an interim council currently handling some of Ali Khamenei's duties.