The Death of a Dictator
Last night, February 28, 2026, was a day that will be remembered as one of the most monumental dates of the 21st century.
It was a day when the state of Israel eliminated one of the most brutal dictators in recent times.
A man who was just last month responsible for the horrible massacre of many tens of thousands of his own people, who protested against him.
“Death to Khamenai!” these brave protestors called.
Israel had answered their call.
This man led the ancient nation of Iran, not towards flourishing, not towards peace and prosperity, as a proper leader should.
You see, Khamenai wasn’t interested in a material gain on this earth, but a glorious afterlife. He couldn’t care for his own people’s suffering; there was only one goal in his mind: the destruction of Israel.
An entire 80-million-person county’s resources were focused on building the means to destroy another country, 2000 kilometres away. Not because Israel has ever done anything to Iran, but because of a fanatical, mystical belief that it is a duty bestowed upon him from Allah.
His death is a tremendous act of justice to the countless people his regime tortured, kidnapped, raped, and murdered.
Israel has shown the whole world that it is willing to do anything necessary to protect itself.
The Middle East as we’ve known it is on the edge of a new era.
Whether or not Iran will become a free nation after this is still to be determined. It will be up to the Iranian people to take charge and choose a good path after this Israeli and American operation.
It’s a time to celebrate and commemorate the heroic IDF and the US military personnel who’ve made the world a lot safer.
I very much hope that the best is yet to come.
Congratulations to Iranians everywhere.
Watch my fuller analysis on the livestream from yesterday, just as I got the official confirmation of Khamenai’s death:
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Amazing and this is historic. Thank you for reporting in the moment.
Well said Yonatan. The celebrations have been wonderful to see.
The Iranian regime could never be trusted as a negotiating party and whatever deal has been reached sooner or later they would have reneged on it and achieved the nuclear ambitions. A nuclear armed Iran with ballistic missile systems to deliver the warheads would be a clear & constant danger to the west. If the Chinese had supplied their aircraft carrier missiles possibly within months the US options would be extremely limited & create a "no-go zone" for the U.S. Navy in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. Therefore, the current US & Israeli action is absolutely necessary and we should wish them every success.