Iran actually has even put the 'post-assassination plan' for the Supreme Leader on the table! What’s even more bizarre is that this plan, codenamed 'Eternal Succession', has details that go as far as creating backups of the leader's physical characteristics.

These theocratic rulers proclaim 'The Leader is Eternal', while secretly preparing a 'flesh-and-blood substitute' candidate with a fingerprint database. The most ironic part? During the Khomeini revolution, they shouted 'Down with personality cults', yet the plan now meticulously outlines the entire ritual process of 'canonization upon assassination'.

This is the first time I've seen such a torn regime — on one hand, using high technology to create a digital eternal leader image, and on the other hand, storing seven sets of emergency power transfer procedures in a basement in Tehran. An insider revealed to me that last year the Quds Force secretly tested the activation of the plan: when they pressed the simulation button, all mosque smart screens instantly switched to a pre-recorded loop of 'Saintly Sayings'.

The fine print in the plan states: in special circumstances, the religious council can directly call on the military to block social media. It turns out the secret to theocracy's unending reign is to use counter-terrorism plans to fill the power vacuum...