Iran’s Khamenei seriously ill, son likely to be successor as supreme leader – NYT

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1. That doesn’t sound so supreme to me.

2. Democracy in action.

3. His *second* oldest son, huh? Hm.

4. Got to wonder if the Guardian Council is going to have a meeting at a known time and place when they’ve already seen that Iran doesn’t have any air defenses against Israel. Taking out the fanatics there would still leave the Majlis under control of the other fanatics, of course.

5. So Iran violently overthrew one monarchy just to install a new monarchy. Got it.

6. Nothing quite like a story about a major religious leader on his death bed interspersed with ads for erectile dysfunction pills!

7. Dont they hate monarchies because they do this?

8. I love democracy.

9. His son about to get the sour cream promotion to supreme.

10. Too much radioactive gases made him seriously ill… Time for disarmament Iran

    The world doe not believe in MAD.

    Be with the world order.

11. Suspicious… If true

12. Timing coincidental. Wonder if Israel had a secret attack on the Ayatollah.

13. Maybe his cousin can fight for the succession.

14. Wonderful timing.

    Wonder if he ate a Quarter Pounder with Cheese?

15. Hope that entire leadership drops ASAP.

16. What a coincidence that his son is the second best at Islam of anyone in Iran.

17. Let’s get on with it then.

18. time to rock my ayatollah assahola t shirt

19. Didn’t this guy die in a helicopter crash recently

20. He should fly to the US for treatment. Worked out well for the Shah.

21. Uh huh. Just like Putin having terminal cancer two years ago.

22. This is honestly the perfect time for the Iranian people to take their country back. Fuck that regime and everything they stand for. Iranians deserve better.

23. Awful journalism – that’s not what the NYT report said?

24. All hail the Grand Poobah of Persia. In his rush back to the dark ages he seems to have forgotten about installing an air defence system – or the Israelis have probably hacked that too 🤣

25. He’s been seriously ill for decades

26. lol seriously ill!?!? Israel blew this guy up.

27. Wait… is it possible that Israel deleted him in the strikes yesterday and this is just them covering for it?

28. Khamenei, Kim ….. who else?

29. Assuming it is true, this is actually really clever timing. Iran probably doesn’t want to strike back at Israel because they know a full blown war would be bad. But, they can’t lose face either.

    Therefore, they leak that Khamenei is really ill/sick and they need a new leader, distracting the people from the attack. Now they don’t have to retaliate and save face by making this, the leaders illness and subsequent successor, the most important issue. And they can play off not retaliating by saying they have more important things to worry about.

    Clever.

30. Interesting timing to become “seriously ill”

31. Taco supreme. That’s what sounds better. Taco supreme leadew

32. Hope he goes painfully

33. Does the Suceessuon for Supreme Leader normal pass to a family member?

34. I would like to visit Iran one day. Sounds like a great place. 

35. What a shame. Send a postcard from Hell

36. Two years ago Putin was said to have terminal cancer… I won’t hold my breath on this one

37. Do I trust anything the Times says? Bezos?

38. Hey, Ayatollah, kiss my Asshollah!

39. Israeli jdams will have that effect on people.

    Lol

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