Iran is promoting a narrative in which Khamenei, on the day before his martyrdom, clearly informed his family that the situation was extremely perilous.
He anticipated that their location would be bombed within 24 hours or even sooner.
Thus, he told his children: "You must leave this place. The enemy is only after me. If they find me, they will spare the others. But I am not going to abandon my post, despite the grave danger..."
In the end, neither Khamenei himself nor his family left the place where they lived and worked.
Interpreted this way, Khamenei chose martyrdom deliberately, knowing his time was limited, sacrificing his life to foster unity and awakening among the Iranian people.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1869827791507456/
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