Iran Reportedly Chooses New Supreme Leader With Familiar Name

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: Mediaite

The Islamic Republic of Iran has reportedly chosen its new supreme leader.

According to Iran International, a Persian-language outlet based out of London, Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of late supreme leader Ali Khamenei, was been selected for the role by the regime’s Assembly of Experts “under pressure from” the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Tuesday.

Khamenei’s father perished in the initial wave of American and Israeli strikes on Iranian targets over the weekend. He had ruled the country with an iron fist since 1989, establishing a reputation for himself as one of the world’s most brutal dictators and his country as the world’s foremost state sponsor of terrorism.

CNN had previously reported that the younger Khamenei “is known to wield significant influence behind the scenes and has strong links with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the most powerful military body in the country, as well as its Basij volunteer paramilitary force.”

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[AZJonnie]

1. If he is going to go by the moniker Ayatollah Khamenei it might just break the last vestiges of IQ47's sanity

Here's hoping

[wolfie001]

2. Diaper Don's always winning!

By the way, isn't it obvious that Nut-And-Yahoo has the Kompromat on that fat orange imbecile? Again,

[LudwigPastorius]

3. Oh, he won't have a chip on his shoulder or anything.

Outstanding job on the "regime change" there, Donald!

[fujiyamasan]

4. So the US and Israel will keep playing whack a mole?

I still haven’t got the faintest idea what the end goal is here… is it to destroy and completely overturn the Islamic revolution? Good luck, those zealots have completely entrenched themselves into every aspect of society.

Anyone thinking we can declare victory and leave now is delusional. Because all of this will repeat again. There is no way the son of the assassinated ayatollah is going to give in. This is only going to get worse.

Netanyahu and Trump have no idea what they’ve got all of us into. It’s great for Israel, as long as they get attacked they get our tax $$$. Nice to have another country subsidize your society, including universal healthcare.

[Firestorm49]

5. I have yet to hear about this on mass media.

I read about it here on DU early yesterday. No mention of it by David Muir or Morning Joe - at least not when I watched early this morning.

[fujiyamasan]

8. The mass media exists for propaganda

Don’t expect anything but jingoistic bullshit from it.

They’re there to convince you Trump is a strong and bold leader and we’re always winning.

[SpankMe]

6. I used to work with a guy named Mojtaba

Not the same guy, though. He asked to be called Moji. He was a very nice guy.

[Polybius]

11. Too bad his nickname wasn't Mojo

Now that would be funny!

[markpkessinger]

7. As I said to one Trumper who was praising Trump for "freeing" the people of Iran . . .

"We haven't "freed" anyone. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard is still very much in control of Iran. And it looks like they intend to make Khamenei's son -- a man whose father, wife, son, sister and brother-in-law in Trump's attack. How amenable to American interests do you suppose he'll be?"

[bmichaelh]

9. On Deadline

I was watching Deadline, and one of her panel said he was more extreme than his father.

I guess Trump never heard of law of unintended consequences.

As has been mentioned before, there is no pro-USA leader in Iran to feel the void.

[IronLionZion]

10. We'll see how long he lasts

Dude might need his own daily Orrex thread.

[Bluetus]

12. They don't have to replace all the Ayatollah Khamenei banners.