By Kristina Wong

Oct 14, 2009 6:46pm

Khamenei in Coma?

Rumors rampant.  Have been wrong before.  If right, will ruling regime close ranks or break apart?  Rafsanjani's moment?  Necessitate a stall in nuclear talks?

Here's more from Michael Ledeen.

User Comments

Totally absurd.

Posted by: Nephron | October 14, 2009, 6:52 pm 6:52 pm

Come on! Take a tip from Glenn Greenwald on Twitter. Ledeen has been pushing this rumor for years. While you’re at it, Perez Hilton says Castro is dead. I say run with it.

Posted by: Jay Schiavone | October 14, 2009, 7:29 pm 7:29 pm

Ledeen pulled this one years ago. My goodness you are a sucker.

Posted by: myfoot | October 14, 2009, 7:41 pm 7:41 pm

I like you George…keep it coming ! : )

Posted by: ifjt | October 14, 2009, 7:42 pm 7:42 pm

Does the name Hindenburg mean anything here?

Posted by: Alcove-One | October 14, 2009, 8:18 pm 8:18 pm

I am not surprised Stephenopoulos is the first American journalist I’ve seen jumping into the hype. Aside from doing his typical journalism without fact-checking, the blurb on this piece is ridiculous. Someone get this guy a source, and a grammarian.

Posted by: YouAreGullible | October 14, 2009, 8:30 pm 8:30 pm

Keep your fingers crossed!

Posted by: Waterboard Botox Pelosi | October 14, 2009, 10:03 pm 10:03 pm

Ledeen? LEDEEN? Are you serious?!? Is ABC serious? You all know what kind of warmongering Nutzi he is. Promoting his propaganda is far past irresponsible and I’m surprised it isn’t criminal.

Posted by: borki | October 15, 2009, 3:18 am 3:18 am

George, You are absolutely right. Russian sources – he is dead (or almost/near).
Now the situation is more dramatic.
Afghanistan exposure and Iran and Pakistan nuclear. US have move very firm and swiftly!

Posted by: Sergei Bogdanov | October 15, 2009, 5:02 am 5:02 am

He is the ONLY U.S based journalist reporting this. I have not even heard it on live tv news still. Unfortunatley this is a rumor…. what a tease! (Not the journalist, I mean the rumor)

Posted by: Jake | October 15, 2009, 1:16 pm 1:16 pm

Your show is great.
Speaking about Iran, you know the 7 Baha’i leaders have been held in Evin Prison for more than a year and are supposed to go on trial on October 18th. The charges against them are baseless. Given the Baha’i religion largest minority faith in Iran, this is major news.

Posted by: Ali Najafi | October 15, 2009, 11:19 pm 11:19 pm

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