Sascha Bruchmann
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“a clique of older senior officers who’ve served together over the last decades,”
Sascha Bruchmann · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-29
Bruchmann described the newly appointed Iranian leaders as longtime associates who have served together for decades.
“It looks like internal cohesion, as in hard core people are being pulled into the inner circle,”
Sascha Bruchmann · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-29
Bruchmann said the appointments appear aimed at ensuring internal cohesion by pulling hard-core figures into the leadership's inner circle.
“before it even manifests,”
Sascha Bruchmann · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-29
Bruchmann said Taeb's appointment signals the leadership wants to preempt potential unrest before it appears.
“Putting someone from an intelligence background in charge of the people that would do the crackdown makes sense,”
Sascha Bruchmann · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-29
Bruchmann said it makes sense to put someone with an intelligence background in charge of the forces that would carry out crackdowns.