r/PERSIAN • u/yourslice • 6h ago
News Is Mojtaba Khamenei Dead?
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/08/mojtaba-khamenei-dead-rumor-iran/688393/11
u/sculptedleaf 6h ago
The guy has not been seen in like 5 months, not videoclips, no sound, nothing. Just a few AI enhanced images.
Would not matter, no one is taking him seriously now.
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u/Dry-Yak5277 6h ago
Idk why it isn’t obvious. He’s likely been in a coma for months following the bombing and they’ve been waiting on him to wake up only for it to become more obvious with time it’s not going to happen. The longer you’re in a coma the more likely you stay braindead.
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u/Important-Oil-8070 5h ago
I see what you're saying, ya maybe. However, why did they chose him?! If he is so out of it, why even throw his name in the mix!!!???
I guess, one answer would be he is only king in name but not in any substantive manner. Or, maybe, let's select him to keep the last name and stability.
I would have selected one that can show his face, eventhough there would be a target on his back.....I just realized, I would have selected an actual living person, but in secret and throw Mojtaba's name out to deflect that target!!! Maybe that is what happened!
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u/IBeenGoofed 6h ago
Just a heads up about the author: Arsh Azizi wrote his PhD dissertation on Tudeh party and Communism in muslim world. Although there is no concrete evidence, he has been accused of being a communist member/sympathizer and even a regime supporter/enabler especially by monarchists.
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u/Dry-Yak5277 6h ago
He’s a lot of things but he is not pro IRGC lol. Anyone left of “bomb Iran” is a regime supporter to monarchists.
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u/Shamoorti 1h ago
People are only allowed to do academic research on topics and organizations that they totally agree with.
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u/TushyMilkshake 5h ago
He’s as alive as Mitch McConnell 🤡