Iran has chosen Mojtaba Khamenei (Little Khamenei) as the third leader of the Islamic Republic, and in the theocratic system, this choice reflects more political considerations than religious ones.
This choice is a rational one, a choice that weighs pros and cons. For a country in a state of war and crisis, this choice is in the best interest of Iran.
Who else could have been chosen besides Little Khamenei?
Could we choose an old man in his 70s or 80s from the Assembly of Experts or the Islamic seminary?
Then let this old man guide the country during a state of war?
The result would likely be that clerics mislead the country, and scholars mislead the country.
By choosing this Ayatollah, Little Khamenei, Iran will continue to stand at the top of the global Twelver Shia community.
From Ayatollah to Grand Ayatollah, Little Khamenei's path of cultivation has been accompanied by all the faithful followers of Shia Islam in Iran.
If the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were chosen to lead Iran, it would turn Iran into a warlord state or a military dictatorship.
If President Pezeshkian were chosen to lead, Iran would become a secular country, a weak and unstable one. Iran would instantly fall from its position as a leader of the Shia community.
Choosing Little Khamenei is an unavoidable choice, and also the best one.
He has political experience and political wisdom, as well as political energy and credibility. With years of experience in military and political departments, he can control key departments, lead Iran through difficulties, and even win the war, even if it's a costly victory.
What could be greater achievements than preserving the territorial integrity, national dignity, and the security of the Islamic Republic regime of Iran?
This war may add the most honorable holy robe to him.
The reaction of the ancient Persian civilization on Iran is like the refraction of colored glass in a temple, with unique civilizational logic, cultural logic, political logic, religious logic, and state governance logic, which are interwoven at this special historical moment.
Choosing Little Khamenei is the result of the combined effects of these mixed logics.
After weighing political rationality and religious faith, a choice that is most in line with Iran's interests was made.
This choice is not easy, and requires extremely careful attitude and judgment, because it involves the fate of the new leader, the country's political system, and the entire nation. It is quite difficult to reach a consensus within such a short time.
This choice is also the comprehensive result of the wisdom, rationality, faith, courage, and willpower of the Iranian people.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1859155127865420/
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