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Anyone who still believes the zionist-american misinformation empire is gullible beyond sanity. big mistake
I don't trust them because I like them. I trust them because being truthful is in their best interest (and I trust they will always act in their own interest).
So now heads of state are fair game for unilateral elimination without a declaration of war This should be fun.
Generally when you murder 30k of your own people the civilized world doesn't let you get away with it.
So now heads of state are fair game for unilateral elimination without a declaration of war This should be fun.
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Iranian media is very quiet today (due to the blackout), but until they confirms this, then this is complete speculation and unconfirmed. We just don't know. I'd take the Israeli media with a grain of salt and they can still fake this, just like the Iranian media can do as well given that AI exists, it's very easy to fake. One side is not telling the truth. Only time will tell.
I'm not sure this is a sic semper tyranis but it's close.
More relevant is who'll take his place, and whether they're better or worse. Note that regime collapse, in a major petrostate with a population of 92 million and in the middle of a critical yet volatile region, can be worse than "the devil you know".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfNGVWjglL4
Is there a succession, does the military take over, does it break down into factions? Many interesting questions and points raised.
So, what does that mean? Is Iran one of those regimes that fall when the leader is killed or is it one of those regimes that they just choose/install someone else and keep going? If it falls, will the democracy kick in or a civil war?
The council (50+ members) may elect another leader in his stead, provided the current council can hold on to their seats, which depends on a lot of factors.
> If it falls, will the democracy kick in or a civil war
If the previous Western policy for the region is any indicator, they'd prefer a monarch over democracy. Probably even civil war over democracy, but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Anyone who still believes the zionist-american misinformation empire is gullible beyond sanity. big mistake
There is no benefit, and significant risk, in lying about that (it's an easily disproven claim if they're lying). I don't trust them because I like them. I trust them because being truthful is in their best interest (and I trust they will always act in their own interest).
So, what does that mean? Is Iran one of those regimes that fall when the leader is killed or is it one of those regimes that they just choose/install someone else and keep going? If it falls, will the democracy kick in or a civil war?
Excellent question - my understanding is that previous decapitation attacks were avoided due to the probability that the IRGC would take over as a simple dictatorship. Unclear what's changed now though.
Blowback is going to be the biggest issue here. Ali Khamenei wasn't just the leader of Iran, he was well respected for Shia muslims. While not perfectly analogous, it's close to killing the pope.
Maybe this leads to open revolt which might fully topple to government, that said, I don't think there's a US/Israel endorsed leader or goal for succession here.
I'm not sure this is a sic semper tyranis but it's close.
More relevant is who'll take his place, and whether they're better or worse. Note that regime collapse, in a major petrostate with a population of 92 million and in the middle of a critical yet volatile region, can be worse than "the devil you know".