Khomeini hurt Iran by not accepting the intial ceasefire proposed by Iraq, thus extending the war in a religious drive to capture Karabla and ultimately drank the “chalice of poison” 8 years later after immense loss of life and damage to Iran.
Khamenai is the opposite and in his own way causing immense damage to the Axis of Resistance that Solemani built in an attempt to maintain the status quo. Without Solemani there is no military leader to convince The Supreme Leader to see things differently and change his perspective. The remaining generals are all Yes Men.
I predicted these events months (years?) ago and continue to be attacked on this forum for exposing the weakness of the Axis.
Now it’s possible Nasrallah was assassinated (doubt it), but even if he was nothing would change. Iran doesn’t want war and will not attack even if it’s soil is threatened that much was clear by the symbolic April 2024 attack. Now with Pezeshhkian as President, Rahbar has a scapegoat to blame all the dovish anti conflict behavior on and say it’s all his fault.