From Fox News:
“With his bushy white beard and easy smile, Ayatollah Khamenei cut a more avuncular figure in public than his perpetually scowling but much more revered mentor, and he was known to be fond of Persian poetry and classic Western novels, especially Victor Hugo’s ‘Les Misérables.’ But like the uncompromising Khomeini, he opposed moderates’ efforts to promote political and social reforms domestically and to secure rapprochement with the United States,” the Post wrote in its obituary of supreme leader.
Khamenei, along with other top leaders, was killed after an Israeli strike in Tehran as part of a massive coordinated U.S.-Israeli military offensive called “Operation Epic Fury.”
The piece was not well received by some. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas called the piece “sick.”
This is sick. https://t.co/wwZXr27zCG
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) March 1, 2026
Actor James Woods advised followers, “This is not satire,” as he highlighted a portion of the Post’s Khamenei obit.
This is how the Washington Post eulogized the dirt bag who murdered 40,000 innocent civilians this month. This is not satire:
"With his bushy white beard and easy smile, Ayatollah Khamenei cut a more avuncular figure in public than his perpetually scowling but much more revered…
— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) March 1, 2026
This is an actual paragraph from The Washington Post’s obituary for Khamenei.
Just astonishing stuff. pic.twitter.com/BbPNLwN1w0
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) March 1, 2026
Peak TDS – describing
a mass murdering dictator as “avuncular” so as to say ‘bad Trump for killing this sweet old man.’ https://t.co/GiWh6AyHyc— Jennifer Sey (@JenniferSey) March 1, 2026
WaPo swung for the “austere religious scholar” fences with this one. https://t.co/3pr5JB1JBi
— Doug Powers (@ThePowersThatBe) March 1, 2026
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