Under Khamenei’s leadership, an unholy trinity of nouveau-riche Revolutionary Guardsmen, hard-line clergymen, and indoctrinated Basij militiamen increasingly wield power. Despite his religious pretensions as a spiritual guide, Khamenei’s future rests largely in the hands of the Revolutionary Guards.
在哈梅内伊的领导下，权力暴发户式的革命卫队，强硬派神职人员以及盲从的巴斯基民兵组织三者所形成的邪恶联盟逐渐把持了国家权力。虽然自称精神领袖，但哈梅内伊的未来在很大程度上都依附于革命卫队，尽管圣城库姆的高级神职人员对其统治的反抗令他感到忧心，但来自革命卫队内部的反对声音才是这位最高精神领袖的致命伤。