The current state of Iran is a powder keg of societal dissatisfaction, relentless repression, and environmental collapse. Theocratic rule under Iran's dictator, Ali Khamenei, has pushed the nation toward disintegration. Khamenei, an obstinate autocrat, clings to power despite cascading failures, deluding himself with fantasies of triumph as the country suffers. His tirades, filled with vitriol against Israel, the United States, and the modern West, reveal his growing fear of an imminent uprising by the Iranian people.