Khamenei is dead — and Iranians dare to hope for freedom again after decades of tyranny

"Khamenei is dead?" That was the first sentence at the top of every message I received as Operation Epic Fury unfolded. The question mark at the end baffled me; Israel had already announced that it had verified the body in the rubble of the missile attack to be that of Ayatollah Khamenei.

Even more confusing was that the question persisted even as mainstream news sites splashed the words "Khamenei is dead" across their screens.

Then it dawned on me that this was no longer a question.