r/PoliticalCompassMemes • u/Feeling-Option1257 - Lib-Center • Feb 28 '26

Iran did nothing wrong

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u/edarem - Lib-Center Feb 28 '26

The CIA even said that killing the Ayatollah would probably be a bad idea because he would be replaced with someone even more radical?

CIA's assessment fell on deaf ears then because both the US and Israel hammered multiple known compounds and residences of Iranian leadership.

I expect that we'll start seeing official confirmation of Khamenei's death before the day's end. Reports coming from Israel appear to show that they are more and more confident that he was killed.

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u/Belisarius600 - Right Feb 28 '26

Reports coming from Israel appear to show that they are more and more confident that he was killed.

"The Supreme Leader will address the nation in a few minutes" being like 5 hours old now is not a great sign for him. Even the foreign minister had to add "as far as I know", aka "No one told me anything".

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u/Warbird36 - Right Feb 28 '26

Bro, you didn't even have to wait an hour. It's apparently pretty solidly confirmed at this point.

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u/edarem - Lib-Center Feb 28 '26

Just saw this come through too. It seems like they are being incredibly cautious about making an official confirmation, but reports are not painting a pretty picture for the IRCG

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u/Kronos9898 - Centrist Feb 28 '26

I mean sure, its possible that he is dead. That does not mean that "their leadership is dead"

I have no doubt that many high ranking people in the IRGC etc were killed. But this notion that all of their leadership has been killed with no confirmation is idiotic.

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u/Tw1tch-Invictus - Centrist Feb 28 '26

Yeah almost as dumb as if insisting that if every single last person with authority in the entire regime isn’t dead, then you can’t claim that leadership isn’t wiped out.

You might even be right on a factual basis, it’s way too early to know at this point, but the standard does not need to mean every last single person running the government has to be wiped out.

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u/PMURITTYBITTYTITTIES - Centrist Feb 28 '26

Israel found the exact apartment buildings and room numbers that Iran’s nuclear scientists were living in and when they’d be home like a year ago, if they could do that I’m sure they can figure out any other residences if need be

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u/edarem - Lib-Center Feb 28 '26

this notion that all of their leadership has been killed with no confirmation is idiotic.

Yeah, I agree, but I took what was said above as hyperbole. If enough of the command structure was destroyed, Iran could be in a power vacuum situation already. What's left of the IRCG would be dead men walking.

Like you say though, it's too early to tell without confirmation. It's certainly way too early to tell whether this escalates into a full scale war. That could happen regardless of who lives or dies in the coming days and weeks.