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The Iranian Regime Under [puppet] Mojtaba Khamenei: Religious-Apocalyptic Radicalization For A Violent Takeover Of The Sunni World - Eliminating Israel, And Advancing The Appearance Of The Mahdi, The Shi'ite "Messiah"
MEMRI ^ | 03.13.2026 | A. Sawon

Posted on 03/14/2026 7:25:19 PM PDT by Milagros

Introduction. The Iranian regime's appointment of new Supreme Leader Mojtaba the son of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, in March 2026, under pressure from the IRGC with which he has been closely affiliated for years, marks the triumph of the radical messianic-apocalyptic stream in the Iranian establishment.

This ideology, led by figures such as Ayatollah Mahdi Mirbagheri, and before that by Ayatollah Taqi MohammadMesbah Yazdi (d. 2021) as well as by politicians from the Front of Islamic Revolution Stabil ty (FIRS, Jebhe-ye Paydari) and younger,generation IRGC officers, views seizing power as a means and an operational stage in advancing the coming of the Mahdi, the Twelfth Hidden Imam and the Shi'ite Messiah[sic].

At the core of this view is a militant interpretation of the historic 680 CE Battle of Karbala in Iraq, in which thefollowers of Ali ibn Abi Talib were defeated and massacred by the Sunni commander Yazid ibn Muawiya. According to this world view, Iran's current struggle against the Sunni Arab states is seen as continuation of thestruggle against the Sunni "usurpers " and their allies in the West, that is, the U.S. and Israel.

The Battle of Karbala, the founding myth of Shi'a Islam, is not just an historical event for the radical apocalyptic stream in Iran - it is a real-time work plan for taking control of the Islamic world. For them, Mojtaba Khamenei's taking power is not simply the dynastic continuity of a family that is worthy of leadership, but the rectification of an historic wrong that will restore sovereignty to the legitimate descendants of the .. Mohammad and avenge the Shi'te imams who were killed at Karbala. Mojtaba's ascent is considered by them as the moment when these legitimate descendants return to lead not just Iran but the entire Islamic ummah, displacing the Sunni leadership that they perceive to be the "modern Yazid." This is in effect a revival of the historic struggle for power between the Sunni and the Shi'a.

Mojtaba Khamenei's rise marks Iran's transition from a country run according to relatively pragmatic geopolitical considerations to one controlled by a apocalyptic theocratic military apparatus. In such a situation, the enemy is religiously defined and the struggle is not only against Israel or the U.S. "(the Great Satan" and "'the Little Satan"), but against any entity perceived as a "modern Yazid" - that is, direct confrontation with the Sunni world.

This radical-apocalyptic stream perceives military conflict as a test of faith, in which casualties among Muslim soldiers or civilians are considered martyrdom in the path of Imam Hussein at Karbala. According to it, any military victory over the Sunni states and Israel proves the justness of the cause and of Shi'a belief, and war is the only way Islam can be purged of Western and Sunni-Wahhabi influence and the world can be prepared for the Mahdi's comprehensive Islamic rule.

Under Mojtaba's leadership, Iran is positioning itself as the "'beating heart" of a religious empire that aspires to transform Shi'a Islam from a persecuted minority into the only prevailing religious and political current in the Muslim world (see below the 2016 MEMRI report on the 'Umm al-Qura Doctrine. 'V)

Mojtaba Khamenei And The Ideology Of The Mahdi...


TOPICS: Hamas; Hezbollah; Iran; Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror; Yemen
KEYWORDS: ayatollahpotato; hamas; hezbollah; iran; irgc; israel; jihad; mahdi; mojtabakhamenei; shiite; waronterror; yemen

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1 posted on 03/14/2026 7:25:19 PM PDT by Milagros
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To: Milagros

Iran had plans of taking over the entire Middle East, and completely obliterating Israel. JUST LIKE IRAN ITSELF, THOSE PLANS ARE NOW DEAD! President DONALD J. TRUMP .
March 13, 2026. https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/116224518730089644


2 posted on 03/14/2026 7:25:53 PM PDT by Milagros
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To: Milagros

I don’t think it matters if he’s on a respirator. 🙄


3 posted on 03/14/2026 7:29:04 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Milagros

I think I may have spotted the Mahdi at a nearby Seven-Eleven store. But he quickly ducked into a back room/office out of sight before I could grab a quick picture of him. /sarc


4 posted on 03/14/2026 7:32:20 PM PDT by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA-PRO-M)
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To: Milagros

As a persecuted minority the Shi’ites sure have killed a lot of people. Usually it’s the other way around.

CC


5 posted on 03/14/2026 7:32:51 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam!)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

How about they add his head and other limbs to the “missing” list?


6 posted on 03/14/2026 7:32:59 PM PDT by EinNYC
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To: EinNYC

😅


7 posted on 03/14/2026 7:35:59 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Milagros

MEMRI is great. They follow what they say in their own language to each other.


8 posted on 03/14/2026 7:46:56 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Milagros
Some triumph. They pick a legless impotent guy still in a coma to be their leader.Somewhere In Hell even Mad Moe is embarrassed.
9 posted on 03/14/2026 7:48:10 PM PDT by Nateman (Democrats did not strive for fraud friendly voting merely to continue honest elections.)
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To: Nateman

It’s Genius to have a dead guy as the fearless leader.

He can’t be assassinated.


10 posted on 03/14/2026 7:56:46 PM PDT by Paladin2 (YMMV)
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To: Milagros

Is this “Mahdi” the same figure as the 12th Imam, which I believe ISIS is waiting for?
They also want to destroy the world so he can return, but they’re Sunni Muslims.
So hard to keep track of all this nonsense.
All I know is that they all represent a grave danger to civilization, and since they can’t be totally eradicated, they need to be contained. Whatever it takes.


11 posted on 03/14/2026 7:57:20 PM PDT by Deo volente (In the US in 2024, 25 people were executed total. More children are aborted than that in a half hour)
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To: Paladin2
..He can’t be assassinated..

Just don't leave him out in the rain. He might get soggy wet and even contract a bad case of mildew.

12 posted on 03/14/2026 8:00:26 PM PDT by Nateman (Democrats did not strive for fraud friendly voting merely to continue honest elections.)
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To: Milagros

The shi-ites have been trying to take over the world for a thousand years.

Here is one of their propaganda films.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy8o4l2_kLE

This is a battle between YHWH and the demon Allah, a battle for world ascendancy.

We must fight it and win.

Here is more:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC0lDtVX2FQ


13 posted on 03/14/2026 8:03:30 PM PDT by Candor7 ( Ask not for whom the Trump Trolls,He trolls for thee!<img src="" width=300</img><a href="">tag</a>))
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To: House Atreides

Isn’t Mahdi the guy Doc Emmet Brown was trying to get back to the future?


14 posted on 03/14/2026 8:45:11 PM PDT by Alas Babylon! (Conservatives can't afford to sit out. Vote like your freedom depends on it, it does!)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

LOL


15 posted on 03/14/2026 9:04:29 PM PDT by Milagros
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To: Deo volente

Both are evil. Radical Islam: Shiite or Sunni.
ISIS is (mostly) Sunni


16 posted on 03/14/2026 9:05:54 PM PDT by Milagros
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To: House Atreides

Some Seven-Eleven vendors are Indians (AKA Non-Muslim Hindu like Ghandi, India’s PM and Usha Chilukuri Vance).

Others are Pakistani - AKA Muslim..


17 posted on 03/14/2026 9:10:23 PM PDT by Milagros
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To: Milagros

The psycho-regime of the mullahs isn’t a theocracy.
It’s a damn death cult. A death cult that believes blowing themselves and everybody else up is their gateway to their cult “heaven.” How perverted!
They’re all psychopathological and would certainly use a nuke if they had one to destroy the US, Israel and everyone else.


18 posted on 03/14/2026 10:03:48 PM PDT by doc maverick
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To: Milagros
The only guy who could safely lead Iran now is Achmed...

19 posted on 03/14/2026 10:16:26 PM PDT by Waverunner (Torah! Torah! Torah! my favorite IDF radio code.)
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