Backlash intensified after New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned the U.S.-Israel strike that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Backlash erupted after The New York Times described Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as a “Hard-Line Cleric Who Made Iran a Regional Power.”
Rhetoric regarding tensions with Iran intensified Thursday as Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) issued a blunt warning about Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s intentions toward the United States.
Khamenei escape preparations are now part of Iran’s internal calculations as nationwide unrest intensifies and intelligence reports suggest the regime is bracing for collapse.
