Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, was tapped to assume control of the country by Iran’s Assembly of experts, Iranian International reported Tuesday.
Motjaba is known for a staunch adherence to his father’s hardline conservatism, and has close ties to Iran’s notoriously brutal Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps military body, according to CNN.
Imagine if Don Jr was the new president after Trump. That’s what this is. America is bombing the cities where the reformist (think liberals in america) live. Traditionalists live in the rural areas (like in the US maga lives in the boonies). Their MAGA just elected their Don Jr. No one in the sticks is dying over there.
There is no conservative vs progressive dynamic in Iran, because there are no free elections in Iran.
Meet the new Boss.
Same as the old Boss.
“it’d be like we never even lost landfill”
Naw, I won’t get fooled again!
We probably will.
Here let me explain. In Tennessee there is a saying. Well, we say it in Texas but I think they say it everywhere:
Fool me one time, shame on you, fool two times…. Fool me can’t get fooled again!
“…pull.”
America and Israel’s attack almost certainly snuffed out the rebellion in Iran, especially after they bombed a school full of children.
People aren’t going to overthrow the local authorities when a foreign country unilaterally decides to attack their country and even targets their children.
I expect this had the exact opposite effect of what the Trump administration claimed to desire.
Then again, I seriously doubt that the real objective of the Pedo War was ever related to Iran itself.
I’ve seen some reporting that claims the US and Israel is bombing leftist opposition in Iran. And arming Kurdish militants. Seems like they just want Iran completely destabilized.
This is exactly what they want, but I doubt the Kurds are going to trust them anymore, so the US really has no control over how things settle.
The US is currently operating at the strategic level of a drive-by shooter.
Yeah, no. Russia really needed gas and oil to be much more expensive globally. That Ukraine war is costly. Also the Trump/Epstein files. Also Israel.
Russia is actively giving military aid to Iran and vice versa, what are you talking about?
Because Iran is targeting vessels in the Strait of Hormuz it brings the global price of oil up and drives demand for Russian oil. Yes, Russia supports Iran, but this war is a win for Russian interests. It erodes the international order, stamps out rebellion in Iran, boosts oil profitability, reinforces their stance that the neoliberal world order is a threat, and weakens America.
Plus, they won’t directly intervene cause of their non-aggression pact with Israel (Israel doesn’t arm Ukraine, Russian oligarchs vacation in Israel)
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/3/3/how-russia-could-benefit-from-the-us-israeli-war-on-iran
Because Iran is targeting vessels in the Strait of Hormuz it brings the global price of oil up and drives demand for Russian oil. Yes, Russia supports Iran, but this war is a win for Russian interests.
Yes.
Russia supports Iran, but this war is a win for Russian interests. It erodes the international order, stamps out rebellion in Iran, boosts oil profitability, reinforces their stance that the neoliberal world order is a threat, and weakens America.
Fully agreed, but that’s all America’s doing. If there’s any implication that Russia somehow controls America while being its nemesis, it doesn’t make much sense.
This admin is full of individuals that the Kremlin has kompromat on. It’s not surprising at all.
NoToRiOuSlY BrUtAl
The son of Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is the frontrunner to replace him as supreme leader, according to reports.
He is not selected yet, according to your linked article. Your post title says he is elected according to reports.
So Iran turned into another gulf monarch dictatorship just like the rest of US allies. Task failed successfully.
Turned? Wasn’t like that for the last 47 years?
Despite having a very similar sounding last name, Ali Khamenei (the guy who was just killed) wasn’t related to his predecessor, Ruhollah Khomeini. These two guys have been the only leaders of Iran since the revolution so it is actually a change to pick someone’s son for the job, but it is still an election by clerics rather than a strict hereditary monarchy.
Yes, but nothing actually changed then. Like you said it was an election by clerics, it just happened that they decided to choose his son.
It was all worth it.
I think this is the best this meme has ever been used. It’ll probably never be topped.
Is that the regime change Trump and Netanyahoo wanted?
If the goal was to create endless wars to avoid consequences, ig?
It is so cosmically funny to me that he pulled that whole stunt with the jet only for the speech to be exclusively remembered as “The Mission Accomplished Speech”. Some people will have to google “george bush jet stunt” to know what I’m talking about, which is remarkable considering how hard they tried to make it a thing at the time.
I refuse to criticize anyone that decides to take a jet landing with an arrested stop on an aircraft carrier compared to just a simple helicopter landing. That’s cool as hell.
Everything else about this moment was stupid and misleading though.
Just when you think the orange was the worst…this guy tops them all…
They wanted monarchy. They’ve received monarchy
Nepotism™
Trump just wants to have his own Zero Dark Thirty moment.
That’s the name of his underpants.
Nero Dork Turdy
Khomeini, then Khamenei…I thought it would be something like Khemienie next.
Khomeinei
First one was Khomeini.
Oops, you’re right. Fixed.
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I am going to guess the son is going to be a more competent war leader than his pops, just because he has less age to dull his edge.
Trump and friends probably owned themselves. It is preferable for your enemies to have dementia, vanity, corruption, and…huh. Trump might not be assassinated by Iran, for a couple of years. Maybe.
Is the USA tired of winning yet? The rest of us would like to resume life as normal please.
So the orange likes to get young blood into power for longevity of his ideas…I’m guessing this was his plan all along? I would also imagine if Russia weren’t preoccupied with Zelensky, he’d be all over this?
God, 56 is actually young blood in this world ruled by geriatric dictators we live in. That sucks so hard.
I am 56 and I approve of this message
I read this as “God, 56 yo” and was thinking how do you know god is exactly 56 years old 🤣
NyPost? Really
