The current most dangerous apocalyptic Iran

[Thethingsz]

This research tells it all. Note, it doesn't matter if Mojtaba --who we have not seen-- even knows he is the "leader" or not. Point is, IRGC manage the system there, still.

Here is a snippet.

The Iranian Regime Under Mojtaba Khamenei: Religious-Apocalyptic Radicalization For A Violent Takeover Of The Sunni World - Eliminating Israel, And Advancing The Appearance Of The Mahdi, The Shi'ite "Messiah"
MEMRI

Introduction. The Iranian regime's appointment of new Supreme Leader Mojtaba the son of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, in March 2026, under pressure from the IRGC with which he has been closely affiliated for years, marks the triumph of the radical messianic-apocalyptic stream in the Iranian establishment.

This ideology, led by figures such as Ayatollah Mahdi Mirbagheri, and before that by Ayatollah Taqi MohammadMesbah Yazdi (d. 2021) as well as by politicians from the Front of Islamic Revolution Stabil ty (FIRS, Jebhe-ye Paydari) and younger,generation IRGC officers, views seizing power as a means and an operational stage in advancing the coming of the Mahdi, the Twelfth Hidden Imam and the Shi'ite Messiah[sic].

At the core of this view is a militant interpretation of the historic 680 CE Battle of Karbala in Iraq, in which thefollowers of Ali ibn Abi Talib were defeated and massacred by the Sunni commander Yazid ibn Muawiya. According to this world view, Iran's current struggle against the Sunni Arab states is seen as continuation of thestruggle against the Sunni "usurpers " and their allies in the West, that is, the U.S. and Israel.

The Battle of Karbala, the founding myth of Shi'a Islam, is not just an historical event for the radical apocalyptic stream in Iran - it is a real-time work plan for taking control of the Islamic world. For them, Mojtaba Khamenei's taking power is not simply the dynastic continuity of a family that is worthy of leadership, but the rectification of an historic wrong that will restore sovereignty to the legitimate descendants of the .. Mohammad and avenge the Shi'te imams who were killed at Karbala. Mojtaba's ascent is considered by them as the moment when these legitimate descendants return to lead not just Iran but the entire Islamic ummah, displacing the Sunni leadership that they perceive to be the "modern Yazid." This is in effect a revival of the historic struggle for power between the Sunni and the Shi'a.

Mojtaba Khamenei's rise marks Iran's transition from a country run according to relatively pragmatic geopolitical considerations to one controlled by a apocalyptic theocratic military apparatus. In such a situation, the enemy is religiously defined and the struggle is not only against Israel or the U.S. "(the Great Satan" and "'the Little Satan"), but against any entity perceived as a "modern Yazid" - that is, direct confrontation with the Sunni world.

This radical-apocalyptic stream perceives military conflict as a test of faith, in which casualties among Muslim soldiers or civilians are considered martyrdom in the path of Imam Hussein at Karbala. According to it, any military victory over the Sunni states and Israel proves the justness of the cause and of Shi'a belief, and war is the only way Islam can be purged of Western and Sunni-Wahhabi influence and the world can be prepared for the Mahdi's comprehensive Islamic rule.

Under Mojtaba's leadership, Iran is positioning itself as the "'beating heart" of a religious empire that aspires to transform Shi'a Islam from a persecuted minority into the only prevailing religious and political current in the Muslim world (see below the 2016 MEMRI report on the 'Umm al-Qura Doctrine. 'V)

Mojtaba Khamenei And The Ideology Of The Mahdi

 

[Old Rocks]

This research tells it all. Note, it doesn't matter if Mojtaba --who we have not seen-- even knows he is the "leader" or not. Point is, IRGC manage the system there, still.

Here is a snippet.

The Iranian Regime Under Mojtaba Khamenei: Religious-Apocalyptic Radicalization For A Violent Takeover Of The Sunni World - Eliminating Israel, And Advancing The Appearance Of The Mahdi, The Shi'ite "Messiah"
MEMRI

Introduction. The Iranian regime's appointment of new Supreme Leader Mojtaba the son of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, in March 2026, under pressure from the IRGC with which he has been closely affiliated for years, marks the triumph of the radical messianic-apocalyptic stream in the Iranian establishment.

This ideology, led by figures such as Ayatollah Mahdi Mirbagheri, and before that by Ayatollah Taqi MohammadMesbah Yazdi (d. 2021) as well as by politicians from the Front of Islamic Revolution Stabil ty (FIRS, Jebhe-ye Paydari) and younger,generation IRGC officers, views seizing power as a means and an operational stage in advancing the coming of the Mahdi, the Twelfth Hidden Imam and the Shi'ite Messiah[sic].

At the core of this view is a militant interpretation of the historic 680 CE Battle of Karbala in Iraq, in which thefollowers of Ali ibn Abi Talib were defeated and massacred by the Sunni commander Yazid ibn Muawiya. According to this world view, Iran's current struggle against the Sunni Arab states is seen as continuation of thestruggle against the Sunni "usurpers " and their allies in the West, that is, the U.S. and Israel.

The Battle of Karbala, the founding myth of Shi'a Islam, is not just an historical event for the radical apocalyptic stream in Iran - it is a real-time work plan for taking control of the Islamic world. For them, Mojtaba Khamenei's taking power is not simply the dynastic continuity of a family that is worthy of leadership, but the rectification of an historic wrong that will restore sovereignty to the legitimate descendants of the .. Mohammad and avenge the Shi'te imams who were killed at Karbala. Mojtaba's ascent is considered by them as the moment when these legitimate descendants return to lead not just Iran but the entire Islamic ummah, displacing the Sunni leadership that they perceive to be the "modern Yazid." This is in effect a revival of the historic struggle for power between the Sunni and the Shi'a.

Mojtaba Khamenei's rise marks Iran's transition from a country run according to relatively pragmatic geopolitical considerations to one controlled by a apocalyptic theocratic military apparatus. In such a situation, the enemy is religiously defined and the struggle is not only against Israel or the U.S. "(the Great Satan" and "'the Little Satan"), but against any entity perceived as a "modern Yazid" - that is, direct confrontation with the Sunni world.

This radical-apocalyptic stream perceives military conflict as a test of faith, in which casualties among Muslim soldiers or civilians are considered martyrdom in the path of Imam Hussein at Karbala. According to it, any military victory over the Sunni states and Israel proves the justness of the cause and of Shi'a belief, and war is the only way Islam can be purged of Western and Sunni-Wahhabi influence and the world can be prepared for the Mahdi's comprehensive Islamic rule.

Under Mojtaba's leadership, Iran is positioning itself as the "'beating heart" of a religious empire that aspires to transform Shi'a Islam from a persecuted minority into the only prevailing religious and political current in the Muslim world (see below the 2016 MEMRI report on the 'Umm al-Qura Doctrine. 'V)

Mojtaba Khamenei And The Ideology Of The Mahdi

And now we have a Secretary of Defense just as radical. Wanting to bring on Armageddon so as to see the Second Coming. Even have military leaders telling their soldiers this line, and that they will be fighting a religious war, killing in the name of Jesus.