Where is Mojtaba Khamenei? What are the fears gripping Iran? And why does the scenario of 1989-style chaos keep resurfacing? Something strange appears to be stirring within the inner circles of power in Tehran.
Intense speculation has begun to swirl around Mojtaba Khamenei. The theories circulating on social media and in international publications point in several directions: that he is dead, that he is in a coma, or that he remains in isolation — yet continues, according to the same reports, to issue orders.
The son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has long been linked to succession discussions within Iran’s theocratic regime, has previously found himself at the center of rumors concerning both his capacity to assume a leadership role and his personal life. Meanwhile, Tehran is working hard to project an image of absolute unity and control. Behind that image, however, the questions keep multiplying.
One of the key questions: if Mojtaba Khamenei is not making public appearances or playing an active role, who holds the keys to Iran’s future? He did not even appear at his father’s funeral…
Reports suggest he has not been seen publicly since February 28, yet public statements attributed to him have emerged without any physical presence — raising further questions about how these messages are being produced and by what mechanism.
Artificial intelligence? Close associates? Or something far more complex? And amid all of this, with the funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the historical “ghost” of 1989 looms large.
Back then, at the funeral of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, approximately 10 million people gathered, triggering absolute chaos. The crushing pressure of the crowd led to dozens of deaths and thousands of injuries — an event that, according to analysts, the regime is determined never to see repeated.
