Current sectionOpinionShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeFollowing Khamenei's death, the ayatollahs' regime not only didn't collapse: it's no wonder that the supreme religious leader's death as a martyr would intensify the apocalyptic tension within the regime and among its supporters06:19 AM • July 13 2026 IDTEven though, according to the latest polls, most Israelis don't think Israel won the recent war with Iran, most of them presumably view at least one attack – the assassination of dictator Ali Khamenei, whose impressive funeral took place in the Islamic Republic last week – as a glorious success. In addition, there are certainly grounds for thinking that senior political and security officials really believed the assassination might deal a very severe blow to the Iranian regime and contribute decisively to its hoped-for collapse.In the NewsIsrael Killed Khamenei and Strengthened the Regime It Sought to DestroyJacob Bardugo Is Sabotaging the Profession of JournalismU.S. Launches Fresh Strikes on Iran as Tehran Expands Gulf RetaliationOne Killed, Four Wounded in U.S. Strike in Southwestern Iran, State Media SaysAmid Antisemitism Surge, U.K. to Boost Spending to Protect Its Jewish CommunityRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Original Tradwives of Ancient RomeThe 'Special Relationship' Is Gone, and Israel Isn't Ready for What's ComingAs Israel Lacks Hundreds of Patrol Officers, West Bank Staff DoublesMade in Kurdistan, Smuggled via Jordan: The Mysterious Firearms Flooding IsraelEgypt Lost the World Cup. But Was the Referee Really Jewish?Inside the German pro-Israel Lobby's Campaign to Defund UNRWA