Western officials say they are braced for a period of increased volatility with Iran as the country prepares to choose a successor to President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash over the weekend, reported from The Wall Street Journal. 

But they said they don't expect Tehran to make major foreign-policy shifts.

Iran, where ultimate authority lies with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is likely to stay on its current trajectory, deepening ties with China and Russia, supporting Hamas and other regional militias and pursuing its nuclear program, officials in Washington and European capitals said.

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