You need to do a little research on the subject of the Ayatollah.
The current one is the second. He followed the one who died in 1989.
I think it was just the result of a lazy writer combined with Iran’s loony political situation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Khamenei
“You need to do a little research on the subject of the Ayatollah.”
Please provide a LINK to the “Ayatollah Khomeini” that you think he’s referring to.
(and good luck)