Posted on 03/07/2026 2:46:20 PM PST by Libloather
Mojtaba Khamenei — the expected next supreme leader — was reportedly wounded in an Israeli air strike.
The son of Iran’s slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei survived an assassination attempt made by Israel during the devastating launch of Lion’s Roar military operation Feb. 28, which occurred in tandem with the US’s Operation Epic Fury, Times of Israel reported on Saturday.
Other strikes in the joint military attack killed his father and roughly 40 other high-ranking Islamic Republic leaders.
Also killed was Mojtaba’s wife, Zahra Haddad Adel, who came from a family long associated with the country’s theocracy.
It’s not clear if Mojtaba, 56, was with his father in the Ayatollah’s compound that was decimated by airstrikes, or if he was targeted in a separate attack on the regime.
The details and extent of his injuries are also not clear.
He has likely gone into hiding as both the US and Israel continue to rain missiles on the Islamic Republic.
Mojtaba is favored by Tehran’s influential Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to succeed his father, but some in the 88-member Assembly of Experts – tasked with choosing the next supreme leader – have reportedly raised issues over passing the torch to the longtime ayatollah’s son.
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No, we don’t.
We know they won’t surrender, but it clears the way to bomb the sh!t out of them. At least they had$ a chance.
Now, I have seen different figures on the percentage of Iranians who are actually practicing Muslims, and some have placed it well below 50% Shia Muslim.
This may or may not be true. But like Afghanistan, a small minority of zealots manages to hold the greater number of less committed denizens in thrall, denying them the right to a free conscience in choosing most aspects of their lives.
Arm the Kurds and send them in.
That may be the biggest lie you have ever posted on Free Republic. Which is saying something.
But hey, Putin still has Burkina Faso as an ally. Just keep telling yourself that.
We still have Burkina Faso.
We still have Burkina Faso.
We still have Burkina Faso.
We still have Burkina Faso.
As of 2020, Iran was 32.2% Shia muslim. All Muslims together total 40.4% (I guess I left off Sufis when remembering ~36% above). Given the trajectory those numbers are sure to be lower in 2026.
it seems like Israel knows Iran much better than the Iranians. They probably down to nominating someone who turns out to be Mossad.
My understanding is that the mullahs have 10% hard core support and Nother10% sympathizers. Iran is a very diverse country . The irgc has abused all of them for decades
It’s but a flesh wound!
In for a penny, ...
The nation with 90% Shia Muslims were doing just fine until 1979.
He was reported dead a couple days ago... Guess it depends what you read.
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