The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Ayatollah Khamenei, presumably the son of the late one, is MIA and can’t be located for his nod or turndown over the latest peace proposal from the U.S. The article makes the startling assertion that no one has seen Khamenei II since being elevated to the position of Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic. Gee, ya think?
Mojtaba Khamenei hasn’t been seen or heard since the U.S.-Israeli airstrike in February killed his father, wife, and son. The only semblance of his existence has been messages reportedly released by him, but never in his actual voice, and images that are no doubt AI-generated. His nonexistence or partial existence — it’s been said he cannot talk and needs plastic surgery, among other medical challenges — will play a crucial role in the acceptance of a final peace deal, according to the article. It appears that only the Supreme Leader can sign off on such major decisions.
Meanwhile, the same WSJ edition reports that Iran has submitted a response to the latest U.S. peace/end-of-hostilities proposal. Doublessly, it still refuses to turn over its nuclear “dust,” as President Trump calls it, to the U.S. Word has it that Iran may trust Russia with its stockpile. Which is the same thing as saying it will never leave the country.
I guess it all comes down to answering the eternal question, “Can dead men talk?”
