UPDATED: HAS THE AYATOLLAH ALI KHAMENEI LEFT TEHERAN?

 

Iranian podcaster (in London) Mahyar Tousi claims that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has left Teheran on a special flight headed west. Ali Khamenei has not been seen anywhere by anyone since the turmoil began in Iran on Sunday December 28th 2025. 

There is no country in the wold which will give asylum to Ali Khamenei except maybe Shia majority Iraq. Hence the 'headed west'. Or he could have been flown to a secure bunker closer to the Iraqi border. 

Six days after the street protests began six people have been shot dead. But what is noticeable on the ground is the absence of the Islamic Republican Guards or Basij troops. Police and military personnel have also "defected" to the side of the protesters.

Protesters have burnt down Police stations and damaged Police vehicles. Multiple statues of ayatollahs, leaders and military  "heroes" like Qassem Soleimani have been burnt, damaged or pulled down. Masjids and madrassahs have also been burned down. Videos of these events are flooding Iranian social media. I get a link through Mahyar Tousi, Armin Navabi and other Iranian podcasters.

The whole of Iran is out on the streets. A nation of 90 million people who are totally pissed with the ayatollahs is a very mighty force. The next two days are critical. Make or break.

Dr M says Donald Trump Has Turned The World Upside Down. Really?

Yesterday I read this opinion by Dr M. I have adapted some.

A warning on global power, economic strain and political direction
By   MAHATHIR MOHAMAD
31 Dec 2025 08:00pm

One thing is certain: the turmoil of 2025 will continue in 2026. Mostly, the turmoil is due to one man — the President of the United States. Donald Trump, who won a second term, has turned the whole world upside down.

What has Mr Trump done? He has turned a multipolar world into a unipolar one. He has practically declared war against all countries of the world, big and small. He wants to make the United States of America great again.

My Comments: Making America great again means declaring war against the world? Since when is wanting to make your country great a bad thing? Wasnt that what Dr M was trying to do for 22 years and 22 months? 

The world is now solidly multipolar. China is now No. 1 - occupying its own space in the world. Russia is the world's strongest military super power with Central Asia, large chunks of the Middle East and parts of Europe in its orbit. 

The European Union is split and NATO is weak. And America does not care  much anymore. 

And the Middle East is still burning - on its own.

So Trump has decided to apply high tariffs on imports into the US to reduce the deficits suffered by the country. He wants all American companies abroad to return to the US. These companies will create jobs for Americans and stop relying on imports. For this, he has raised tariffs by up to 150 per cent.

However, he is willing to negotiate on tariff rates, and the negotiations must benefit the US.

Unfortunately for Trump, high tariffs have inflated costs in the US. Only the rich are enjoying a good life there, while the poor are suffering. This is the K-economy.

My Comments: I say man, didnt Trump learn about high tariffs from Malaysia? Didnt Dr M  apply up to 200% tariffs on imported vehicles? Didnt Dr M introduce the APs including for the import of turkeys? Remember that time when the import of turkeys was stopped because of some import permit issue? 

So how come when you put high tariffs on imports it was a good thing but when Trump does it it is a bad thing? And Donald Trump has said it plainly (to India and other countries) - if you lower your tariffs then I will lower mine. Tit for tat. It is called fair trade. Apa lah tak tahu niaga kah?  

And most unfortunately all the high tariffs that Dr M introduced have inflated the cost of living and made the people poorer, especially the Malays. The Malays have been the hardest hit by the super high prices of cars in Malaysia. Thanks to Dr M until today 2026 many Malays can only afford to buy small, tin can cars. But they are paying Toyota Camry prices for those small cars. 

• In the US the new 2026 Toyota Corolla starts around RM100,000. 
• In Malaysia it starts at around RM145,000. 
• That is 45% higher price. 

So Dr Mahathir how can an American (under Donald Trump) who pays RM100,000 for a Toyota Corolla be poorer than a Malaysian who has to pay RM145,000 for the same car? Apa lah tak tahu niaga kah? 

Aid to poor countries has been stopped. Shortages of food and medicine now affect these countries.

My Comments: I say man, when the Americans gave aid we said their aid came with strings attached. If you took their money you had to do what they asked you to do. Its their taxpayers money. But now when they dont give aid it becomes another bad thing? 

The result is mass migration to stable, developed countries. These countries now have to deal with all kinds of problems caused by migrants.

My Comments: This problem seems to affect the Islamic countries more than anyone else. Singaporeans, Taiwanese, Chinese are not mass migrating. 

In Malaysia, parties that lost in the election form the government. They seem unable to deal with inflation and political problems. They restrict discussion on race, religion and the Rulers. They censor the press.

Information technology, especially AI, is corrupting the minds of the young.

My Comments: Really? But so much of the sicky, sicky behaviour is going on in the religious schools. And the religious guys are at pole position in the sodomy, rape and molest cases in the country. Are they addicted to AI too? I thought they did not have the 'I' at all.

So what will 2026 be like? It is not going to be good, as Trump disregards normal rules and laws in international relations. I am not optimistic about 2026. I hope I am wrong. 

DR MAHATHIR MOHAMAD
4th & 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia

My Comments: Lets blame it all on someone else. No need to take any responsibility. Whtever bad happens this year lets blame it on Trump. Whatever good happens lets take the credit. 

Sura 4:79   مَّآ أَصَابَكَ مِنۡ حَسَنَةٖ فَمِنَ ٱللَّهِۖ وَمَآ أَصَابَكَ مِن سَيِّئَةٖ فَمِن نَّفۡسِكَۚ    -  'What comes to you of good is from Allah, but what comes to you of evil, is from yourself'.

But who reads the Quran anyway?  

WHAT THE JUDGEMENT REALLY MEANS

 Lets begin today's jingle with Tom Dooley.

 

 

Its a death sentence. He aint going to see the light of day sitting in his own front yard (or poolside). The present sentence has a few more years left.  If he pays the RM50 million fine his present sentence ends in 2028. If he does not pay the RM50 million fine it is another year until 2029.  Only after that the "new" 15 year sentences will start. He gonna kaput in jail.

Them pancakes wont kill you massa. Sitting alone in jail will.

There was plenty of flap when that Pardon was put together in 2024. It created a real ruckus and caused plenty embarrasment - including for the people who arranged the Pardon. So there will not be another pardon. Considering that any future gomen that is perceived as being soft on corruption will probably get kicked out at the general elections the koruptors will be chilling their heels in jail for a loooong time.

Here is the real noose around the neck - his party is dead. They are down to 20+ Parliamentary seats. At the next elections they will possibly be down to ZERO seats. Recently in Sabah they got their butts kicked. In the SIX state polls in 2023 they delivered ZERO seats in two States.  This is a dead party.

What does this mean? This means their 'coalition' partners will see him as a liability.  You Cant Touch This.

 

Worse than that the DNAA fellow dont care about him either. There will be no prison visits. There may not even be Raya Cards. Unless there is change jingling in the pockets. A big chunk of change. 

I saw that article of sorts where someone computed his legal fees. They suggest it is in the high tens of millions. So it looks like someone else benefited from his troubles. 

The 15 years jail is subject to him paying the RMxx billion fine. If the fine is not paid, he stays another FIVE years in jail. Thats 20 years in jail. 'You gonna be stone cold in jail massa'.

That fine of over RMxx billion Ringgit is simply the public funds that were stolen.  We really dont know exactly how much money was stolen. It was certainly more than the billions found on him. That fatty kwuey teow seller made more billions.

Then the side shows also made hundreds of millions. The Mat Salleh banker, the Singapore banker, the other millions that were forfeited by Singapore. Fatty Kuey Teow seller settled US$1.0b (RM4.0B) with the FBI. Another fellow was hit with a US$2.8 billion judgement (RM11.2 Billion). The movie maker took US248 million (RM1.0 billion). The Witch took US$346 million (RM1.4 billion). The 'general counsel' US$16 million (RM64 million).

I have written before that once upon a time - after his first conviction - he asked to see me. The request came through the office of YM Tengku Razaleigh. I declined. 

But I have already shared on this blog what I would have told him. Which was valid at that time only. Admit the guilt, return ALL the stolen funds. And divulge full information about all the accomplices and supporting actors and what each person did - in full detail. Places, dates, money amounts etc. Point names and name fingers (Capt Jack Sparrow).

It appears too late now. The judgement has already been made. That RMxx billion fine is more than what could have settled the matter earlier.  But who knows. Return all the money - including the money stolen by Fatty Boy Kuey Teow Seller. 

Your party is dead.  With this conviction your party will be buried NINE feet under. The coalition partners are also dead. But they dont care about you anyway. That fellow was sent to jail during your time remember? You think he has forgotten that? 

I could tell you about the Quran. In some detail. 

 

WILL THE AYATOLLAHS BE KICKED OUT

 

 

• latest Iran demos now in fourth consecutive day 
• significant escalation in Iran's internal pressure cooker 
• combination of economic collapse, fatigue, eroding regime legitimacy 
• could cascade regime collapse
• sparked off Dec 28, 2025 when Tehran’s Grand Bazaar strike
• to protest rial’s depreciation, inflation surpassing 42% 
• rial’s free fall made essential imports out of reach
• igniting strikes among bazaar vendors, truck drivers, gold, furniture merchants
• By Dec 30 spread to university campuses in Tehran, Mashhad 
• currency's free fall made essential imports out of reach, igniting strikes.
• fiscal mismanagement; diversion of resources to Lebanon, Yemen, Iraq
• regime corruption and incompetence.
• traditional regime-supporters join students, laborers, minorities to reject ayatollahs
• unrest in Tehran, Mashhad, Hamadan, Malard, Arak, Izeh, Kermanshah, Rasht, Shush 
• bazaar closures paralyzing commercial arteries
• Slogans chant “Death to the dictator,” “Until the mullah is killed” 
• broad participant base: women, youth, ethnic minorities, retirees, workers. 
• intergenerational, cross-strata composition 
• IRGC deployed tear gas, live rounds, birdshot in Hamadan, Izeh
• Ayatollahs responded with violence 
• Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps crackdowns
• deployment of Afghan mercenaries to compensate for reluctant domestic forces
• Ayatollahs ready to use lethal violence, mass detentions, targeted eliminations 
• IRGC crowd-control capabilities, sniper teams, chemical agents
• Low morale among enforcers 
• defection in provincial garrisons 
• protests economically driven, widespread, commercial shutdowns 
• Bazaar participation - pillar of regime’s support base marks systemic fracture
• 2022-2023 movement violent, sustained over months with women at forefront 
• current protests predominantly economic-focused
• bazaar-led economic leverage over immediate livelihood crises
• sustained economic strikes could paralyze key sectors
• regime deploys maximum force, mass arrests 
• if strikes spread to refineries, ports, IRGC defections could cascade nationwide