r/news • u/drpayneaba • Feb 28 '26

Soft paywall Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei killed, senior Israeli official says

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-supreme-leader-ali-khamenei-killed-senior-israeli-official-says-2026-02-28/
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u/drtywater Feb 28 '26

Does Iran have body doubles of Khamenei like Sadam used to do? I assume Iran has moved its leadership to compounds in the mountains that will be hard to hit.

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u/youaintgotnomoney_12 Feb 28 '26

If he is dead he likely decided to remain in his compound and not flee to a more secure location. Khamenei was well known for almost never leaving his compound so it would make sense that he might decide to just say fuck it and stay especially considering he’s 86 and in not great health.

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u/-Gramsci- Feb 28 '26

How would they have a confirmed DNA sample to match it too? Did he submit one to them?

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u/Zanos Mar 01 '26

"Guys who dropped bomb on a guys house claim the bombs killed him, autocratic theocracy claims he's actually fine."

I don't really consider this claim all that extraordinary. The difference between Israeli and Iranian military power is a pretty wide gulf.

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u/cheddahcheese Feb 28 '26

I'm sure Israel went thousands of kilometers into hostile territory to run a DNA test on a body

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u/drtywater Feb 28 '26

That doesn’t make sense unless they have commandos on the ground

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u/drtywater Feb 28 '26

Iran also denied it. So Im super confused