Since the U.S./Israel strikes in Iran were announced during the overnight hours there has been a lot of speculation about to what degree the Iranian regime leadership might have been taken out.
The Israel War Room account decided to check in on the wellbeing of Ayatollah Khamenei:
.@khamenei_ir why are you not tweeting? 🤨
— Israel War Room (@IsraelWarRoom) February 28, 2026
Ouch!
But if we're to believe Iran's foreign minister, all is well:
Iran's foreign minister tells NBC News that his country's high command including Khameini are all alive and that "everything is fine."
— Brit Hume (@brithume) February 28, 2026
And just like that, we've got an Iranian version of Baghdad Bob:
Iran's foreign minister: https://t.co/CXdRYNeu4J pic.twitter.com/weKQCTkCLm
— Doug Powers (@ThePowersThatBe) February 28, 2026
Iran's FM was on NBC this morning and giving us some flashbacks:
WATCH: Folks, we already have our Baghdad Bob moment of the war.
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) February 28, 2026
Iranian foreign minister tells NBC's 'Today' at 859am Eastern that "everything is under control," "life is going on," "we're handling the situation," and "Americans and Israelis have failed to, you know, access --… pic.twitter.com/95R0uYXj7o
Ah, the memories...
Gave off these vibes TBH pic.twitter.com/eNbaBlvrBQ
— ZitoSalena (@ZitoSalena) February 28, 2026
“Everything is fine” is the evergreen go-to among tyrants and their lackeys everywhere. https://t.co/fFUGIrEcmH
— Hugh Hewitt (@hughhewitt) February 28, 2026
I don't know exactly what's going on in Iran or the extent of damage but I'm fairly certain that everything is NOT "fine" among that country's leadership.
