Bangladesh, March 10 -- A remarkable feature of oriental politics, in general, is that it is inclined to prefer the persons of dynastic nature in governance. The recent elevation of Mojtaba Khamenei as Irans new supreme leader offers yet another conspicuous manifestation of this feature. Like it or not, Mojtaba Khameneis sole qualification today is that he is the son of the previous supremo Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. He has never held any government office. Nor has he given important public speeches or interviews. But, after his father was killed in the ongoing US-Israeli strikes against Iran, he has been chosen his successor.

One thinks it would be naïve to expect the new leader to deliver anything positive to Iran and the world. It i...