He was 86 and is now, unfortunately, a beloved martyr rather than the symbol of an old and decaying regime.

>beloved

by whom? ROFL, good luck substantiating this claim

are we ignoring the fact that he massacred countless people for protesting against him THIS YEAR?

	▲	platinumrad 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Trust me, I wish it weren't the case. Nobody likes being bombed and he's now a symbol of resistance. Most of the urban middle class has always hated the mullahs and various ethnic groups have conflict with the state as a whole, but Khamanei had and has support from basically every other element of society. [1] https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/polarised-ira... [2] https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/rare-moment-indias... [3] https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2026/3/1/thousands-in-iran...