He also shed his own blood for the Islamic Republic he leads, and likes to call himself a ‘living martyr’: who is Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei?

In addition to an attack, he has already survived numerous popular protests and seems to be fighting his way out of Iran again for the time being. According to many Middle East experts, a successful revolution only has a chance after the natural death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (86). In the meantime, the ‘living martyr’ – as he likes to call himself – continues to fight for his survival. Even if it requires many hundreds of civilian deaths.

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