Khamenei’s forces ‘will do all they can to cling on to power after his death’

The IRGC is deeply embedded in Iran (Picture: Shutterstock)

News of the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a hard-line cleric, has reportedly been met with celebrations in Tehran.

Despite the iron-fisted leader being wiped out in a joint US-Israeli operation, another obstacle to government reform remains: the feared Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps remain, with thousands of soldiers willing to die for the regime.

Dr Katayoun Shahandeh from SOAS at the University of London told...