The New York Post published an eyebrow-raising report this week that President Donald Trump recently received a surprising intelligence briefing about the possible sexuality of Iran’s new so-called “supreme leader.” According to the newspaper’s sources, the president was “stunned to learn last week that U.S. intelligence indicates new Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei may be gay — and that his father, the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, feared his suitability to rule the Islamic Republic for that reason.” It’s unclear whether this briefing occurred at all, or if its alleged contents are accurate. It’s entirely possible that this claim was leaked to embarrass or undermine the regime. It’s also plausible that Mojtaba Khamenei’s sexuality has been handled by his now-deceased father as an “impotence” issue, for which he has reportedly been treated in the West.

Regardless of the veracity of this intelligence, it’s worth making the following point: If, in fact, the regime’s new “leader” is gay, he’s enjoyed a far better fate than many accused gay Iranians over the years. Being born gay as the son........

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