Continuity over change seen in cleric whom analysts anticipate could double down on policies against the US and Israel
The appointment of the 56-year-old cleric could signal a sense of continuity inside Iran, as well as stabilise ties between Beijing and Tehran, the analysts added.
Personal and national grievances could drive Khamenei to maintain his father’s hardline stance towards the United States and Israel, according to Zhou Rong, director of the Global South Countries Studies Centre at the Beijing-based think tank Grandview Institution.
“He may even be tougher because he is young,” Zhou added.
Source: News - South China Morning Post
