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The End Of Ali Khamenei
He died as he lived: Tilting at windmills and waxing grandiloquent about the inevitable destruction
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Would love to hear your take on today’s UN emergency security council meeting.
Russia and China are Seth in the liquor store: “You f–king killed her!” (Somebody will get it.)
Hopefully we will also get a warning to enjoy our remaining years before they abruptly end.
Did someone say Nobel Peace Prize?
The list of Iranian security and defense officials reportedly killed in the decapitation strikes is pretty long. Who’s in charge in Iran now, if anyone?
Hello, is this the White House? I’m John, the Superintendent of Schools for Tehran. I may be next in Seniority – I have no way of knowing. I promise to pay 10% of GDP and agree to all your demands if you will stop bombing us
“The bombings will continue until peace breaks out”
rephrasing of the old saw
What was that Royal Navy saying ” Beatings will continue until morale improves” lol
Have the Israilies(sic) confirmed that they took out Little Khamenie, you know the one whose photo is behind the deceased in recent photos?
This is the fella I was referring to.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojtaba_Khamenei
Let’s face it, if f there were any critical thinkers in Trump’s orbit, we’d all be breathing easier. The best we can hope for is a benevolent dictator that can be bought by western governments.
Indeed. Since 2000 advisors with limited knowledge of the Middle East have been advocating for military operations or open warfare in the region. Exhibit One is how the trio of Richard Perle, Paul Wolfowitz and Doulas Feith bamboozled Bush II into invading Iraq to get even for the 9/11 attacks. Apparently those neocon “wiz kids” were astonished to learn that there were two branches of Islam which had at war with each other for centuries. Sadly that revelation came after the US already had troops on the ground waiting to be inundated with bouquets of flowers offered by grateful Iraqis.
And who can forget Dick Cheney inviting Ahmed Chalabi to sit with him during two State of the Union addresses? Ooopsie ….
The NYT provides a snapshot of the successors.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02/28/world/iran-strikes-trump#ali-khamenei-iran-leader-succession
Next!
By some reports, Khamenei was worth over $200B. So whoever is allowed to control the cash/oil business, will lead the country? Unlikely that the cash will be distributed to the 92M Iranians, but it should be.
Hopefully, oil sanctions are lifted, the Iranian economy improves and that increased wealth can flow to the citizens. The Iranian GDP per capita was only $4,074 in 2025. Down from $4,800 in 2024.
And global oil prices should be dropping, right?
This ain’t no Venezuela, this ain’t no Cuba
This ain’t no fooling around
This ain’t no mudd club, or C.B.G.B.
I ain’t got time for that now
Nice one. 🙂
What’s the over under on Trump showing up somewhere with a gold lettered “Mission Accomplished” banner?
Within 10 days – gotta week of work + a day or two to print the banner .. will hang in the Smithsonian .. best banner ever