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Iran Delays Naming New Supreme Leader Amid Israeli Threat and Trump Insistence on Influence
Time Magazine ^ | March 6, 2026 | Chad de Guzman

Posted on 03/06/2026 8:56:30 AM PST by PJ-Comix

Iran is reportedly delaying naming a successor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader killed over the weekend in U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, for security concerns as Israel has asserted that it will target whoever is instated, while President Donald Trump has doubled down on wanting to influence the selection.

The New York Times reported, citing two unnamed Iranian officials, that while Khamenei’s second-eldest son, 56-year-old Mojtaba Khamenei, has emerged as the strongest contender to take Tehran’s top job, no one has been named out of fear that they will be targeted.

(Excerpt) Read more at time.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Iran
KEYWORDS: alikhamenei; ayatollahhesitation; mojitollah; mojtabakhamenei

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Please Mr. Custer, I Don't Wanna Go!
1 posted on 03/06/2026 8:56:31 AM PST by PJ-Comix
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To: PJ-Comix

“...out of fear they will be targeted.” Yah think?


2 posted on 03/06/2026 8:58:15 AM PST by lp boonie (Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment)
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To: PJ-Comix
Hat-tip to FReeper pookie18 in this morning's Today's Toons.


3 posted on 03/06/2026 8:58:49 AM PST by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: PJ-Comix

There are likely plenty of good executive search firms in Tehran that can help .


4 posted on 03/06/2026 9:00:04 AM PST by HereInTheHeartland (“I don't really care, Margaret.””)
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To: PJ-Comix

Trump: I want an unconditional surrender.
Iran: We hear you. You’re interested in providing some input.
Trump: I want an unconditional surrender.
Iran: Okay. Okay. You want some degree of influence.
Trump: I insist on an unconditional surrender.
Iran: Gotcha. You want some influence.
Trump: I insist on influence and I demand an unconditional surrender.
Iran: Right. Right. We’ll take that under consideration as we discuss things.


5 posted on 03/06/2026 9:00:52 AM PST by ClearCase_guy
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To: lp boonie

LOL, ,yep considering what’s going on, nobody wants the job.....


6 posted on 03/06/2026 9:03:53 AM PST by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Tell It Right

In the spirit of DEI, I hereby nominate Ilhan Omar to be Iran’s next supreme leader.


7 posted on 03/06/2026 9:05:27 AM PST by Obadiah
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To: PJ-Comix

“Iran is reportedly delaying naming a successor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei” until they can find a place that bombs cannot destroy.


8 posted on 03/06/2026 9:07:15 AM PST by Resolute Conservative
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To: Obadiah

Yes, then we can jdam her.


9 posted on 03/06/2026 9:08:09 AM PST by Resolute Conservative
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To: PJ-Comix
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10 posted on 03/06/2026 9:10:00 AM PST by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! Trump & Vance, 2024! (Formerly) Goldwater & Thomas Sowell)
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To: Resolute Conservative

+1


11 posted on 03/06/2026 9:12:01 AM PST by gibsonguy
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To: Obadiah

“In the spirit of DEI, I hereby nominate Ilhan Omar to be Iran’s next supreme leader.”

I second that motion.


12 posted on 03/06/2026 9:13:17 AM PST by MplsSteve
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To: PJ-Comix

Iran is so afraid of Trump that they can’t even identify a successor.
The Democrats: “The Iran policy is a failure.”


13 posted on 03/06/2026 9:15:25 AM PST by djpg
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To: PJ-Comix

Has the US ever recognized the current regime as the legitimate government of Iran? If not, why even negotiate with them?


14 posted on 03/06/2026 9:18:08 AM PST by jettester (I got paid to break 'em - not fly 'em)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Ooh! It reads like an international geopolitical thriller. Can’t wait for the next installment in the series. 👍👍


15 posted on 03/06/2026 9:19:56 AM PST by one guy in new jersey
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To: lp boonie

It’ll be behind closed doors....as soon as they get to “The Cave”.


16 posted on 03/06/2026 9:20:30 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: jettester

hell, anyone who can unconditionally surrender, and make it stick, will do

as a “negotiation” partner


17 posted on 03/06/2026 9:22:12 AM PST by one guy in new jersey
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To: ClearCase_guy

The next conversation goes like this..

Iran: Kaboom
Trump: They didn’t surrender. They tried to play it too cute. Now they’re dead.


18 posted on 03/06/2026 9:29:44 AM PST by DannyTN
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To: DannyTN

There is NO Negotiating with Terrorists. Trump gets this better than most and our stupid democrats are out there spouting nonsense and stupid nothings while he and his team are tirelessly working to make America and the world Safer. (MASA)


19 posted on 03/06/2026 9:42:58 AM PST by princess leah
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To: lp boonie; PJ-Comix

My thought exactly. Who would want the job? Who is really that fanatic?


20 posted on 03/06/2026 9:46:25 AM PST by Retain Mike ( Sat Cong)
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