EDITORIAL: Khamenei’s Well-Founded Fears
EDITORIAL: Khamenei’s Well-Founded Fears Published on 11 October 2019 . Last week, the Iranian regime's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei broke his 40-day silence on the crises facing his regime. In a meeting with commanders of the terrorist Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) on October 2, Khamenei expressed “utter satisfaction” with their actions and described them as his “dear children.” While trying to be circumspect, Khamenei confessed to a wave of defections in the ranks of the IRGC and called on his commanders to be ready for “big incidents,” a euphemism for the tougher times that his regime will soon face. Recent events show Khamenei’s fear to be well-founded. His regime is indeed running headlong toward “big incidents” on various fronts. THE LORDEGAN HIV CRISIS Last week, news broke that Iranian health ministry workers had infected hundreds of residents in Lordegan county, Charmahal, and Bakhtiari province, with the HIV virus as a result o...