Iran's Leadership Fractures Amid Bombardment, Khamenei's Death Sparks Internal Strife

• Iran's leadership is showing signs of fracturing between hardliners and pragmatists under US and Israeli bombardment.
• The death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei a week ago has allowed long-suppressed internal fissures to emerge.
• President Masoud Pezeshkian's pledge not to strike Gulf states sparked anger from Revolutionary Guards and hardline clerics, forcing a partial climbdown.
• The Revolutionary Guards are seizing a bigger role in strategy, while clerics accelerate the appointment of a new supreme leader, possibly Mojtaba Khamenei.
• Divisions are evident even within the interim leadership council, with Ayatollah Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei contradicting Pezeshkian's conciliatory statements.