silence7@slrpnk.net to New York Times gift articles@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 3 months agoAyatollah Ali Khamenei, Hard-Line Cleric Who Made Iran a Regional Power, Dies at 86www.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down11
arrow-up117arrow-down1external-linkAyatollah Ali Khamenei, Hard-Line Cleric Who Made Iran a Regional Power, Dies at 86www.nytimes.comsilence7@slrpnk.net to New York Times gift articles@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square7linkfedilink
minus-squareWoodScientist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down3·3 months agoThe word you’re looking for is “murdered.”
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agoIt’s an assassination when done for political and state purpose, and yeah, the MSM spin is in. What’s hilarious is they’re also all pretending that Iran has absolutely no plans for the transfer of power after the death of an 86 year old man.
minus-squareDupelet@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoWouldn’t be the first time in history a dictator made no preparation for their own passing, or allowed any such plans to be made.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agohttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-succession-ayatollah-ali-khamenei-b2929681.html
minus-square73ms@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·3 months ago “died on Saturday during U.S. and Israeli military strikes on his country” Yeah this is an insane way to frame it when he was specifically targeted.
The word you’re looking for is “murdered.”
It’s an assassination when done for political and state purpose, and yeah, the MSM spin is in.
What’s hilarious is they’re also all pretending that Iran has absolutely no plans for the transfer of power after the death of an 86 year old man.
Wouldn’t be the first time in history a dictator made no preparation for their own passing, or allowed any such plans to be made.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-succession-ayatollah-ali-khamenei-b2929681.html
Yeah this is an insane way to frame it when he was specifically targeted.