Iran’s supreme leader has severe and disfiguring wounds: report (www.newarab.com)
from beep@piefed.world to world@lemmy.world on 11 Apr 22:59
https://piefed.world/c/world/p/1032108/irans-supreme-leader-has-severe-and-disfiguring-wounds-report

Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is recovering from severe injuries after an airstrike killed his father, as questions grow over his ability to lead.

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fiat_lux@lemmy.world on 11 Apr 23:21 next collapse

A republished Reuters piece with no indication they’re a “content partner” of Reuters. This is either plagiarism or a propaganda campaign.

So I’m going to repost my comment on the other link too:

Khamenei’s face was disfigured in the attack on the supreme leader’s compound in central Tehran and he suffered a significant injury to one or both legs, all three sources said… The 56-year-old is nonetheless recovering from his wounds and remains mentally sharp… He is taking part in meetings with senior officials via audio conferencing and is engaged in decision-making on major issues including the war and negotiations ‌with Washington…

Ok.

The question of whether Khamenei’s health allows him to run state affairs…

You just said he was already working. What question? How would 6 week old facial and leg injuries prevent him from running state affairs?

Writing an article about how Iranian society is responding to largely invisible leadership is fine, but that’s only very briefly mentioned at the end of the article. The rest of the article is a whole lot of words to only say “we don’t know much about him”.

This is just ableist JAQing off.

AbidanYre@lemmy.world on 12 Apr 00:22 next collapse

remains mentally sharp

If only the same could be said about US leadership.

NOT_RICK@lemmy.world on 12 Apr 00:37 collapse

What was never there can’t remain

daannii@lemmy.world on 12 Apr 02:22 collapse

Someone asked a while back if it’s acceptable to point out Trump’s mental health and dementia and say he’s unfit.

Is that ableism?

No.

Mental health and cognitive health are necessary for presidency. Being in a wheelchair or losing a limb or something has no impact on mental abilities.

GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world on 12 Apr 09:10 collapse

I don’t get why people are downvoting you when you’re right.

But for being that close to a bomb blast, I’d be worried about things like pain and pain management, particularly migraine disorders and memory loss from the colossal concussion he definitely had.

daannii@lemmy.world on 12 Apr 19:10 collapse

Yeah I mean that comes back around to cognitive health. Even closed head trauma to the head can damage the brain a lot.

I think people, maybe out of politeness, don’t want to talk about these things.

Does brain damage make you unfit to make important decisions?

Yeah I think it can.

We got Fetterman, RFK, and Trump. All with brain diseases or damage.

Look at how much damage to the world they are doing.

I want people smarter than me and less impulsive than me to be making important decisions.

Not the other way around.

magnue@lemmy.world on 12 Apr 06:05 collapse

Well he’s doing a better job than the orange man who had a suspicious interest in child beauty pageants.