Best of the Spectator
Best of the Spectator

Holy Smoke: Iran, Shia Islam & its tradition of martyrdom

Mar 24, 2026 · 28m

<p>When Ayatollah Khamenei was assassinated early in the Iran conflict, and during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, it was celebrated by the Trump administration – who saw this as a large step towards regime change in Iran. Yet, for Khamenei's supporters, his death secured him a place amongst other celebrated Iranian martyrs. Shia Islam has a long tradition of martyrdom, something under-appreciated in the global West, and which goes some way to explaining why the current regime has survived …

यो भाग अहिलेसम्म प्रतिलिपि गरिएको छैन

प्रयोग STT.ai एआई संग यो प्रकरण transcribe गर्न। वक्ता पत्ता लगाउने, timestamps संग सही पाठ प्राप्त, र बहु ढाँचामा निर्यात।

वक्ता पत्ता लगाउनुहोस् शब्द-स्तर समय चिन्ह SRT, TXT, JSON को रूपमा निर्यात गर्नुहोस्

धेरै भागहरू