Should the Reaper call upon Ayatollah Khamenei before the year 2045, prediction markets on Kalshi have already rendered something approaching a verdict: one candidate commands a commanding 66% probability in the mortality-triggered succession contract, a figure that stands conspicuously above what ordinary succession markets reflect. The divergence is not mere statistical noise — it suggests that those wagering real dollars believe the transition of power will be neither orderly nor prolonged. The stakes could scarcely be higher. Iran's Supreme Leader wields authority over its military, judiciary, and nuclear ambitions; a botched handover could convulse the entire Middle East. Market consensus, however, reads the death-triggered settlement as a near-foregone conclusion, with $114,000 changing hands in a single day — a volume that commands respect even from the most skeptical observer of political forecasting. The gap between the mortality contract and the standard succession market whispers of insider expectation: that when the moment arrives, it will arrive suddenly, and one man's ascent will brook little competition.