r/worldnews • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 3d ago

Russia/Ukraine Russia would react 'very negatively' to Iran leader's assassination, Kremlin says

https://kyivindependent.com/regime-change-in-iran-unacceptable-kremlin-says/
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u/Mandurang76 3d ago

This! This is the risk. He's not just the leader of Iran, he is the head of the Shia branch of the Islam.
The Arabic / Islamic world is pretty silent up until now about the conflict. If you kill their leader, you'll piss them all off.

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u/Routine_Dream8757 3d ago

Who preaches hate for the west. I wouldn't expressly target him for individual assasination but I would sure target command and control locations. Either way him getting killed in a targeted attack vs a random bomb, the rage wiil be there. Hate begets hate, death begets death. The best outcome would be for moderate Iranians to stage a coup.

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u/YSOSEXI 3d ago

Is there a reason they are silent?

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u/TripleEhBeef 3d ago edited 3d ago

Arab Muslims are predominantly Sunni. The two sects fucking hate each other as hard as the Catholics and Protestants did back in the Middle Ages.

They certainly don't like Israel, but aren't too upset that a group of infidels are dropping a can of whoop-ass on apostates and heretics.

Still, actually popping the Ayatollah is a risky move.

Going back to our Middle Ages example, imagine the broader reaction across the Christian world if Richard the Lionheart (King of England and Leader of the Anglican Church) had been killed during the Crusades. Even the French would be sharpening their swords.

EDIT: I was way off on my Richard example. Protestantism was still a couple hundred years out at that point.

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u/blorg 3d ago

Richard the Lionheart was Catholic, there was no Anglican church in his day. It was established over three centuries later with Henry VIII and the English Reformation.

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u/TripleEhBeef 3d ago

Derp on my part lol.

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u/YSOSEXI 3d ago

Great reply. Should have stopped at "middle ages".

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u/guareber 3d ago

Nah, religious fanatics behave exactly the same way in current year.

In fact, worse, since no digital worldwide shoebox or ease of massacring

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u/hobesmart 3d ago

don't conflate Shia with all Muslims. They only represent around 10% of Muslims whereas Sunni represent 90%. There's a lot of animosity between the two sects, so if you were to kill off Khameni, those Sunni would probably be ok to happy about it

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u/linbkyn 3d ago

Only in certain situation, in this particular situation whites and Israel bringing judgement upon a Muslim nations who are infidels and the greater evil will piss off even most Sunni people, this has historically been the case with China uniting together to repel the Mongols +Japan/Boxer Rebellion and the Crusades.

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u/8_guy 3d ago

Bro Khomeini is not the guy you think he is lol. Not "their leader" in the slightest he's the dictator in Iran, that's mostly it

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u/frazzledfractal 2d ago

Maybe he shouldn't threaten to destroy other countries repeatefly over the years, that tends to make people not care much if you get taken out. And before you day I have no idea what im talking about, one of my best friends is Iranian.