Posted on 03/18/2026 8:53:30 PM PDT by Libloather
Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is little more than an "empty entity" who is not at the helm of the regime, according to Israeli national security sources.
The son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a targeted Israeli strike on Feb. 28, is also linked to what officials describe as a "misfunctioning" regime.
"The new leader is an empty entity," Kobi Michael, a defense analyst at the Institute for National Security Studies and the Misgav Institute, told Fox News Digital.
"Mojtaba Khamenei does not appear in public, but we also have reliable information that he does not control or lead the regime or what has been left of the regime.
"The current Iranian leadership is broken, confused and is almost misfunctioning."
Mojtaba reportedly escaped death by minutes when his father was killed Feb. 28, leaving the compound for a walk shortly before an Israeli missile strike, according to leaked audio accessed by The Telegraph.
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The precision and force of US and Israeli air power is without precedent. In time, it will weaken and reduce the regime enough to make it vulnerable to a popular uprising. Fortunately, the US and Israel seem certain to have enough time to finish the job. As for whether Trump was “hasty,” a US attack on Iran is a necessity that has been in the works for decades. And Trump has the MAGA base solidly behind him.
Hopefully there’s a lot happening right now on the ground in Iran, with spooks and special operators stealthily pissing in the cornflakes of whoever’s left in charge. Forcing them to constantly look over their shoulders and move from new place to new place all day every day, just trying to stay alive. Afraid to fall asleep. Eventually driving them nuts.
It’s too early still a_b.
...brain is misfunctioning...
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...wait that looks like green tea...
...☕...
...ahhh...much better...
“Boots on the ground” is so 2000s. Ground forces and more than a decade did not topple the Islamist politics in Iraq or Afghanistan.
For all of history, winning is always defined as destroying your enemy’s will to fight. “Boots on the ground” is less likely to win against Islamists. With every minor counter attack and death, they rally. On the other hand, decapitation strikes against every Islamist leader eliminates one more source of resistance multiplied by thousands.
It’s just been 3 weeks, learn to be patient. Or you can just watch Sucker Carlson and commiserate.
That cardboard cut-out of him is more alive than he is. In the word of Dr. McCoy, “He’s dead Jim”.
I understand he is hoping to get a job at iHop.
misfunctioned; misfunctioning
intransitive verb
: to sit in a cave/tent/bunker and sh*t your thawb
Ex: Mojtaba Khamenei misfunctioned, requiring two orderlies to clean up the mess.
“ and wants to be led by the Shiite leadership..”
What evidence do you have to support your claim?
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I don’t see folks at the Vatican demanding to be led by anything other than Catholic leadership. Why would Shiites be different?
More goats. He needs more goats.
More goats. He needs more goats.
More goats. He needs more goats.
Cold. But funny
So you have no evidence.
Next time just say that.
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dood, do you have evidence that gravity functions at all points on Earth?
I do too. But that’s what’s happening over there at present. A whole lot depends on their success. And Trump has said it’s up to the people to do it. We’re giving them the chance.
Sounds a lot like Joe Biden's four years in office.
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Americans are superior.
Dazed and Confused says it better.
Written by Jake Holmes who sang it in an opening act for the Yardbirds, then Jimmy Page reworked it and took credit with Led Zeppelin, followed by a lawsuit Holmes won in 2010.
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