The Washington Stand, an American conservative outlet, wrote in an analytical note that the threat posed by Donald Trump’s son, and the alleged effort to kill one of Benjamin Netanyahu’s sons, Israel’s prime minister, could reflect the Islamic Republic’s view of political leaders’ families.

The author raised two possibilities: the Islamic Republic may threaten members of families in order to create leverage over leaders, or it may consider their families as part of the power structure as well.

The note, with reference to the transfer of leadership in the Islamic Republic from Ali Khamenei to Mojtaba Khamenei, highlighted the role of family loyalty in the government’s power structure.

The author then compared the issue with the influence of political families in the United States, including the Bush, Clinton, Kennedy, Biden, and Trump families, and wrote that surnames and connections can help the next generation reach power.

However, according to him, the main difference lies in the role of voters; in the United States power is not inherited, and voters can choose or reject members of political families.