There is always a chance that another pragmatist might emerge from the internal jockeying now under way in Iran. But hardliners may spy an opportunity https://www.economist.com/briefing/2026/03/17/the-killing-of-ali-larijani-weakens-iran-but-at-a-cost?taid=69bb08f7363d3f0001067c17&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=voante