Iran says political system would survive any attempt on Khamenei’s life

Iran’s political system would remain intact even in the event of an attempt on the life of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said, amid media reports about a potential threat against the Islamic Republic’s top authority.

In an interview with India Today, Araghchi said the country’s state structure does not depend on any single individual and would continue to function under established constitutional mechanisms.

“This is a system where everybody would be replaced through a very well-established mechanism within the system itself. Nothing would go wrong. Our system is not dependent on individuals — it is a system supported by the people," he said, adding that even the loss of senior commanders during a recent 12-day conflict had not disrupted governance.

 "I'm sure that if anything like that were repeated, the system would carry on without a problem," Araghchi said.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has reportedly foiled an alleged plot by the opposition group Mujahedin-e Khalq to infiltrate some of the country’s most sensitive state institutions, including the compound of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

The plan targeted high-security sites, including the presidential palace complex and the headquarters of the Supreme National Security Council in Tehran. The alleged objective was to destabilise and ultimately overthrow the Islamic Republic’s leadership.

The report claims the IRGC’s intelligence arm uncovered the operation before it reached the execution stage. Several suspected members of the cell were arrested, while others were reportedly “eliminated”. Sources further alleged that the group had received assistance from foreign intelligence agencies.

Iranian authorities described the plot as one of the most complex and dangerous operations attributed to the organisation in recent years.

By Aghakazim Guliyev