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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.

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[–] RandAlThor@lemmy.ca 198 points 4 weeks ago (5 children)

Is that the regime change Trump and Netanyahoo wanted?

[–] shittydwarf@sh.itjust.works 226 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)
[–] queerlilhayseed@piefed.blahaj.zone 33 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

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.

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[–] vivalapivo@lemmy.today 31 points 4 weeks ago

They wanted monarchy. They've received monarchy

[–] venusaur@lemmy.world 13 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Trump just wants to have his own Zero Dark Thirty moment.

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 15 points 4 weeks ago

That's the name of his underpants.

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[–] BeanGoblin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 165 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 13 points 4 weeks ago

I think this is the best this meme has ever been used. It'll probably never be topped.

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[–] backalleycoyote@lemmy.today 106 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 32 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (4 children)

Khomeini, then Khamenei...I thought it would be something like Khemienie next.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 12 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Khomeinei

First one was Khomeini.

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[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 82 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (15 children)

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.

[–] deepflows@lemmy.today 28 points 4 weeks ago (10 children)

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.

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[–] sobchak@programming.dev 14 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

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.

[–] Earthman_Jim@lemmy.zip 17 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

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.

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[–] canadian_commie@lemmy.world 55 points 4 weeks ago

Is the USA tired of winning yet? The rest of us would like to resume life as normal please.

[–] flop_leash_973@lemmy.world 43 points 4 weeks ago (5 children)

Motjaba is known for a staunch adherence to his father’s hardline conservatism

So all we have managed to accomplish in the last week of bombing Iran is kill a bunch of civilians and get the younger but just as hard line version Ayatollah Khamenei?

Excellent, very good.

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[–] SaltySalamander@fedia.io 38 points 4 weeks ago (5 children)

Bets on how long he lives?

[–] acantharea@lemmy.world 48 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

Pretty sure theres a polymarket for this now ☠️ Horror world

[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 28 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

https://polymarket.com/event/iran-leader-end-of-2026

Currently they're giving him a 43% chance of still being the leader of Iran by the end of the year. So I suppose his chance of surviving at all is a little higher than that...

[–] errer@lemmy.world 11 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

This dude is gonna be dead in a month. If I were a degenerate gambler I’d bet on that.

[–] BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Be the change you want to see in the world buddy.

The odds on the current Khamenei still being in charge end of the year are trending down... and pretty quickly too. Could just be settling after the official announcement.

[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Nothing encapsulates the capitalistic moral decay of the modern world quite as much as this

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[–] Bonifratz@piefed.zip 8 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

If he's smart, he'll stay anywhere BUT his own house.

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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 36 points 4 weeks ago (8 children)

Meet the new Boss.

Same as the old Boss.

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[–] dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com 32 points 4 weeks ago (10 children)

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.

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[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 22 points 4 weeks ago

It was all worth it.

[–] maplesaga@lemmy.world 21 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 19 points 4 weeks ago
[–] Fidelio@piefed.social 16 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] answersplease77@lemmy.world 14 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

So Iran turned into another gulf monarch dictatorship just like the rest of US allies. Task failed successfully.

[–] SpicyWizard@slrpnk.net 16 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Turned? Wasn't like that for the last 47 years?

[–] markovs_gun@lemmy.world 15 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

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.

[–] SpicyWizard@slrpnk.net 8 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

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.

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[–] merdaverse@lemmy.zip 13 points 4 weeks ago

The United States of Israel wanted to change the regime to a monarchy, no? Well, mission accomplished, now they can fuck off.

[–] redbrick@lemmy.world 12 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

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?

[–] Sharkticon@lemmy.zip 28 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

God, 56 is actually young blood in this world ruled by geriatric dictators we live in. That sucks so hard.

[–] bomberesque@lemmy.world 12 points 4 weeks ago

I am 56 and I approve of this message

[–] gergolippai@lemmy.world 7 points 4 weeks ago

I read this as "God, 56 yo" and was thinking how do you know god is exactly 56 years old 🤣

[–] Dinner@lemmy.zip 12 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

So same shit, different pile?

[–] DeadDigger@lemmy.zip 11 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Hm no kinda worse because now they have a clear reason for nuclear weapons

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[–] rarbg@lemmy.zip 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 4 weeks ago

that's an odd choice considering the iranian revolutions ideology is founded on anti hereditary succession

i think it's a mistake for them

[–] Generica@lemmy.world 9 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

It's the NY Post. Might as well be a roll of cheap Scott toilet tissue. You know, the kind of paper that scratches your ass up

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[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 9 points 4 weeks ago

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.

[–] comador@lemmy.world 8 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Incoming bombs on the new surpreme leader in 5...4...3...

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