Bangladesh, March 8 -- The Islamic Republic of Iran was founded on a promise: to end hereditary tyranny and replace monarchy with divine justice. Nearly half a century later, that promise stands on the brink of collapse. The reported elevation of Mojtaba Khamenei — son of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei — signals not merely a succession plan, but a profound rupture in the ideological foundation of the 1979 revolution. If confirmed, Iran would be formalizing what it once condemned: the transfer of supreme power from father to son under the veneer of religious legitimacy.

For years, much of the non-Arab Muslim world has echoed Tehrans narrative — blaming Washington and Jerusalem for hostility toward Iran, portraying Ali Khame...