The new government is led by the Ayatollah Khamenei. The son of the last one, younger and out for revenge.

Knocking off Saddam gave us ISIS. These things have a way of going sideways.

> new government is led by the Ayatollah Khamenei

Let's see. It may be a military dictatorship using Khamenei, who may or may not even be in Iran, as a figurehead.

	▲	int_19h 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Not the military, the IRGC. Which is a religiously indoctrinated military. So it would still be a theocracy, same as before, but now also run by people who are conditioned to believe that more violence is always a solution to any problem.

alfiedotwtf 8 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Knocking off the Taliban gave us the check notes the Taliban

	▲	derektank 8 hours ago \| parent [-]
		The IRGC is probably more analogous to the Ba’ath party than the Taliban if we’re limiting ourself to regional comparisons

jojobas 8 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This son is reportedly in coma and in no position to rule.

	▲	ceejayoz 8 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Yay! We cut off two of the hydra’s heads! That always ends well.
	▲	sosomoxie 8 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Reported by whom?
	▲	alfiedotwtf 8 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		So who has the authority to claim that Iran has agreed to a ceasefire?!

joshsyn 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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