Overview

• A premium Farsi X account launched in early July alleges that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spends half his day sleeping and the rest high on substances, questioning his capacity to govern.
• Former IDF Persian officer and Institute for National Security Studies expert Beny Sabti asserts that some shared details likely originate from Mossad, even as the agency remains silent.
• The account has also highlighted Iran’s water, electricity, and education shortfalls and advised followers to use VPNs for security.
• Observers say the account’s direct, satirical messaging marks a new phase in intelligence agencies’ use of social media to sway Iranian public opinion.
• The posts have reignited scrutiny of Khamenei’s health and behavior in light of his strict public denouncement of drug use and Iran’s capital penalties for offenders.