On February 28, 2026, the foundational pillar of Iran’s religious fascism collapsed when Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in the recent conflict between the regime and the US and Israel. The news of Khamenei’s death was met with profound and widespread jubilation by the Iranian people.

Following a week of internal turmoil, the wounded regime has engaged in a desperate act of self-preservation. By swiftly placing Khamenei’s son Mojtaba as the new supreme leader, the absolute clerical rule of Velayat-e Faqih has effectively morphed into a hereditary monarchy. But as the Iranian Resistance has declared, this dynastic succession cannot save the shipwrecked vessel of religious fascism.

A confession of terminal weakness and internal fragility

The appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei is not a conventional political succession; it is a glaring confession of terminal weakness. By elevating the son of the former dictator, the regime has demonstrated to the........

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