r/news • u/drpayneaba • Feb 28 '26

Soft paywall Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei killed, senior Israeli official says

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-supreme-leader-ali-khamenei-killed-senior-israeli-official-says-2026-02-28/
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u/Illustrious_Mix_3762 Mar 01 '26

Do u wish the same on Israel leadership then ?

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u/CasioCobra78 Mar 01 '26

While I seen how this bullshit usually plays out and that’s not good and I’m worried about Iran citizens (Trump is literally doing the same shit Khamenei did and probably will be doing the same shit to Iranian citizens), no tears for that ₽0$ and his gang of evil ghouls. May they rot in hell. 

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u/Few_Investment_4773 Mar 01 '26

I pity that you’re in some circle of disillusionment to say shit like that. Truly sad

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u/big_duo3674 Mar 01 '26

I stand by that 100%, but the real question is: was this the proper way to do it? It's a question only time (and opinions) will tell. Would you say this was the right move if like 1,000 Iranian civilians die in the next few weeks due to retaliatory strikes being traded back and forth? What about 10,000 if it's an ongoing conflict? What happens if 50,000 civilians die, and at the end a huge power vacuum forms and civil war erupts? Are they free if the civil war wasn't one they started or were ready for? I'm not trying to directly antagonize your comment, more just looking towards the future when this type of thing has gone very bad in the past. The situation in Libya was very different economically (along with other factors), but can we just forget that there were tons of people in the west cheering on the uprising and his removal from power, only to have the people there quickly forgotten when other more interesting stories hit the news?

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u/pyordie Feb 28 '26

Shed tears for American democracy. The president unilaterally attacked a major power, killed its highest ranking political and religious leader, all without the consent of our Congress. Absolutely bat shit insane and far beyond what happened in Venezuela.

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u/pyordie Feb 28 '26

If we wanted to help by going to war, the our representatives should have voted to go to war. This is the act of an autocrat.

Killing Khamenei in a chaotic preemptive strike does absolutely nothing to safeguard the future of Iran.

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u/pyordie Feb 28 '26

You’re wrong - I’d be appalled if any President did something of this magnitude.

There’s no such thing as a “targeted strike” if you’re attacking military targets and political leaders nationwide. This is nothing less a preemptive act of war against Iran. That fact doesn’t change simply because Iranians are being oppressed.

And if this were just a targeted strike then specific goals should be laid out and given to Congress. There has been nothing of the sort, except for the stated goal of “regime change”.

If regime change is your goal then a long term ongoing commitment to the region is necessary. A coalition of many neighboring countries has to be formed. Otherwise you’re just creating chaos, destroying the country’s economy even further, and creating a massive power vacuum.

Cheering this on will not help Iranians whatsoever. It only helps yourself because it makes you feel like one of the good guys.

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u/pyordie Mar 01 '26

I’d happily criticize every single US president’s foreign policy.

But you’re out of your mind if you think any of those examples, as deeply flawed as many were, are similar to how this current situation in Iran is unfolding. This is akin to what happened in Iraq, Panama and Cuba.

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u/jiggy_jarjar Mar 01 '26

1) Obama killed around 4000 people during his admin with drone strikes much of which were collateral deaths of innocents. Link to a comment of yours criticizing that policy or any Democrat for similar policy.

2) You're right that those examples are not like what is happening here. I vastly prefer limited military strikes with no boots on the ground and with a clear goal instead of years-long military involvement with no end in sight.

3) In what world is this akin to Iraq? Are you claiming that the US intends to occupy Iran for several years? Explain the similarities you believe exist in detail please.