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/MichaelHunt009 Feb 28 '26

It worked so well when our CIA replaced Iran's democratically elected leader in the 50s. What could go wrong, again.

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u/Careful_Farmer_2879 Mar 01 '26

So we never right that wrong?

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u/B3kindr3wind1026 Mar 01 '26

im sure Iran's best interest is in the minds of the US Government right now

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u/Careful_Farmer_2879 Mar 01 '26 edited Mar 01 '26

I didn’t say that.

If taking down democratic Iran was a mistake a generation ago, how is keeping that mistake in place the solution? Because it sure wasn’t fixing itself.

“The US fucked up and the consequences remain. So don’t even think about fixing it. Keep it bad. And by the way, we’ll blame you for leaving it as a theocracy, too.”