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The sooner the better

He deserves a painful death. Murderer Scum!

cap, be careful about what you're wishing for...

because who knows what kind of ammaameh-beh-sar despot may replace the "rahbar-e farzaaneh". Remember the "temsaah" has been licking his chops in otaagh-e entezaar hoping something will happen to mollaa Ali soon. Then khar byaar-o-marekeh baar kon.

I think the devil we know is better than the one we don't know.

fingers crossed

Lets hope this criminal traitor can join his master Khomeini in HELL where they ALL belong.

His death[inshaallah] will be celebrated by all Iranians as national holiday.

-YT 

Kicking the bucket to enter pergatory, perhaps!!!

Scary thought for him, as he departs this earthly abode with the cries of "Allaho Akbar".  How ironic.  may you rot in hell.

FG and Shifteh Ansari

Thanks for interesting and informative input.

I also agree with Shifteh Ansari about the source of news. However he doesn't look well to me. So it might be closer than we think. Another point is that he has the best of the best doctors and medicines, so that could keep him alive for a while. But what happens?

I assume that Sepah will lobby among clergies and gain a lot of support. Iran could get much worse than Khamenei, some of the same gang as Janati or Ayat. Khatami...or even worse:Mesbah Yazdi.

Those groups think harsh about the world and totally nuts in their ideas. comparatively speaking, Khamenei is mild and a "thinker" against that camp. It could get better: As Shifteh Ansari has mentioned, that a council forms to take the leadership position. That would boost the credibility of the Islamic Republic and creates hope about where the country will be headed.

We shall wait and see.

Peiknet and Khamenei

Thanks for posting FG.  Peiknet is not considered the most reliable source of information, unfortunately.  They have published a few scoops but most of their other stuff is inflammatory and exaggerated.  I do check it daily to see what they are saying but always take their "news" with a grain (or two) of salt.

On another website where this news item was re-published, people said they had checked Iran Medical Society's roster and no such doctors' names appeared on it.

Ali Khamenei suffers from prostate cancer which tends to be common and manageable.  He has been taking strong drugs to cope with pains he has been suffering from a 1980's explosion in which he lost function in his right arm.  He may die tomorrow, yes, but so may all of us.  His death, whenever it happens, will affect and change the political landscape and future of Islamic Republic of Iran, much like Khomeini's death did. 

There has been talk that if and when he dies he will be replaced with a "Leadership Council" as opposed to a single person.  The reason for this is that after watching Khamenei's conduct, Iranian clerics will not be able to reach consensus on selecting one person to whom they would give the unlimited powers of the Supreme Leader.

In all of this I doubt Khamenei's death will be the factor that will bring regime change to Iran because deaths of key figures in the past (and there have been tens of them) have not seemed to end the Islamic Republic's rule.  People's uprising and protests will.  That's where I'm placing my trust. 

ahmadi nejad

ahmadi nejad in bar dast boosi nakard.

aya daste kesi to kar boodeh?

emkanesh hast ke daste kesi to kar bashe . Ayatolah Taleghani ro ke yademoon hast?

Will IRCG insist on its "right" to veto choice of successor?

It's too bad Khamenei didn't die early in the Khatemi presidency because Iran would be a different place today.

If Khamenei kicks the bucket, few will mourn him--including member of his in-crowd whose only sorrow will be losing their meal ticket.   Most will celebrate his death--some privately, some openly.   I suspect Iran's youth will throw parties.

Khamenei was a totally immoral man who never gave a fig for the welfare of the Iranian people.  He would encourage any crime rather than allow a single reform.  While doing everything possible to create totalitarian state under his absolute rule he sowed chaos that may lead to civil war.  

WHAT WILL HAPPEN SHOULD KHAMENEI DID WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS?

THE FUNERAL: The regime has cancelled other public occasions rather than allow the popular opposition a platform.  It won't be able to do so when it comes to Khamenei's funeral.   What will the opposiotion do that day?

THE ASSEMBLY OF EXPERTS: Khamenei stacked it with conservatives.   Many, but not all of these, fervently agreed with his policies.  However, I suspect that some conservatives who kept silent rather than risk Khamenei's wrath, will support a more moderate successsor in homes, vain or otherwise, of unifying the country.   

THE IRCG AND BASILJ: During his reign, Khamenei became Iran's Stalin.  Those familiar with Soviet history will recall the struggle for power after Stalin's death.   Whatever mourning Politiburo members might engage in publicly, most were secretly relieved at his death.  Meanwhile, the sadistic Laurantia Beria, head of what later became known as the KGB tried to seize power using KGB military units.  He was thwarted by an alliance between top party members and the  regular army.

Whatever the Assembly of Experts decide regarding any successor, it's not clear that the IRCG and Basilj will accept any decision that threatens their fiefs.   As in Beria's case, there is a question of whether the security organizations can impose their will against an alliance consisting of reformers, conservatives and possibly some army units.  How much can they rely on enlisted troops to follow any command?  Will any conflict be resolved quickly or will Iran face prolonged civil war?

THE WORST SCENARIO.  If would be better for Iran if the Supreme Leader were to die quickly rather than after a substantial period of being incapacitated which would give the IRCG and Basilj more time to control things.  It could round up potential opposition, including top clerics and conservatives who refuse to go along.  It could also take the opportunity for further purges of "reliable" officers in the army as well as security services.

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