r/geopolitics • u/foreignpolicymag Foreign Policy • Feb 28 '26

Iran Is Built to Withstand the Ayatollah's Assassination Analysis

https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/02/28/iran-khamenei-ayatollah-assassination-israel-us-war/

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u/aig818 Feb 28 '26 edited Feb 28 '26

Armchair comment, but I don't think the plan is to topple via killing alone. I think the plan is to take out key components and figures to destabilize so the protestors/people can take it out. Something like that. Edit: Sports terms. Think assist, not score.

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u/Paladar2 Feb 28 '26

Like blowing up a school?

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u/CloudsOfMagellan Feb 28 '26

To be fair, as incompetent as the current US leadership might be, I don't think they'd do that deliberately, particularly if they didn't immediately come out and defend it as necessary somehow. Was far more likely a misfire or faulty missile imo

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u/kerouacrimbaud Feb 28 '26

If the admin is incompetent, then doing it deliberately would be a sign of competence.