Even after the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, the regime is not necessarily facing collapse. "Iran is not a classic dictatorship like Bashar al-Assad in Syria or Hosni Mubarak in Egypt. When they were no longer in power, the regime collapsed,“ Hans-Jakob Schindler, head of the Berlin think tank Counter Extremism Project, told our editorial team. ”If Khamenei is no longer in office due to a military strike or a heart attack, there are still several centers of power. That's why the regime continues to function. It is designed for sustainability."