Iran's supreme leader since 8 March 2026, a sanctioned cleric whose succession entrenched dynastic continuity during wartime.
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US defense secretary facing impeachment articles over the Iran war and congressional criticism of his conduct and management.
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Yemen's internationally recognized leadership council chairman, overseeing renewed military escalation against the Houthis in October 2026.
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French prime minister facing criticism over school conditions, mass arrests of minors and a bill expanding collective liability after unrest.
Politicised foreign intelligence, Security Council loyalty, special-military-operation cover
-100Sergey Naryshkin
Sergey Naryshkin has been director of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service since 5 October 2016 (Wikidata Q1354543). The through-line is politicised intel cover: the 21 February 2022 Security Council exchange in which he was made to say, on camera, that he supported recognising the so-called DPR/LPR. A living intel principal is scored on that instrument, not as tradecraft romance.
Taliban interior minister and Haqqani Network leader who remains sanctioned and wanted for FBI questioning after a reward was removed.
