An Open Letter to France 24: On the Fabrications Surrounding Iran's Leadership
Read the original. Then read ours. Spot the difference: To the Editorial Board of France 24, Your recent report, claiming the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israeli strikes eight days ago, warrants immediate and thorough retraction. This is not mere speculation; it is an outright fabrication, a dangerous piece of disinformation with profound regional implications. Imam Khamenei is alive and
has made public appearances since the timeline you assert. For a media outlet to broadcast such a claim without corroboration, particularly concerning the head of state of a sovereign nation, demonstrates a profound disregard for truth and journalistic responsibility. The insinuation that the US and Israel have engaged in a direct, unprovoked assassination of Iran’s Leader, while simultaneously
discussing an impending succession, frames a situation that simply does not exist. This kind of false intelligence, strikingly similar to the Gulf of Tonkin incident in August 1964 which escalated the Vietnam War, can be used to justify further military intervention. For decades, the Western media apparatus has propagated narratives designed to destabilize Iran, from the 1953 CIA-orchestrated coup
that overthrew democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, to the 45 years of crippling sanctions and continuous regime-change operations. To now invent the death of its Leader amidst ongoing negotiations and a broader struggle against foreign occupation and Western imperialism is a new low. Your report also mentions 'anti-government protests and a brutal crackdown,' echoing