These people must have read *Romance of the Three Kingdoms*! Since the death of Khamenei Sr. on February 28th, Khamenei Sr. has not made a public appearance. Even after being elected Supreme Leader on March 8th, he has not appeared or spoken. There have been rumors of his disfigurement, a broken leg, blindness, mental breakdown… and even a body double… And today, the rumors are that he's dead… But this shouldn't be taken lightly. It's like in *Romance of the Three Kingdoms*, when Zhuge Liang launched his final Northern Expedition, Sima Yi knew Zhuge Liang had less supplies, so he refused to engage, hoping to wear Zhuge Liang down. So Zhuge Liang sent him women's clothing, hoping to provoke him into battle. The Iranian side also knows that Trump will visit China in late March or early April, and there are midterm elections later in the year, so they hope for a quick victory and want to drag things out. The other side, naturally, wants to force Khamenei Sr. to appear, or at least expose his team's true colors. They've all read "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"!