Ayatollah Khamenei Emerges from Bunker Because It Was “Getting Stuffy,” Hopes Assassins Lost Interest

TEHRAN (Worthy Satire) – After nearly two weeks of silence and subterranean seclusion, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has triumphantly emerged from what sources describe as a “lightly perfumed” bunker beneath Tehran, citing “humidity, boredom, and the lack of decent Wi-Fi” as reasons for his return to public view.

The 86-year-old cleric, long rumored to be either dead, gravely ill, or binge-watching Turkish soap operas underground, appeared on state television for the holy day of Ashura. “It was getting kind of stuffy down there,” Khamenei admitted in a rare moment of transparency. “Also, I figured the Israelis might be busy with other things by now.”

Sources within Iran’s Revolutionary Guard say the Ayatollah had been on a “strategic spiritual retreat,” which involved two decoy turbans, a hologram broadcast, and a strict no-door-knocking policy enforced by elite bunker guards. One senior official confessed anonymously, “We were 50/50 on whether to call it martyrdom insurance or just a deluxe staycation.”

Khamenei used his reappearance to declare “victory” over Israel and the United States, which according to insiders, is defined in Tehran as “not being turned into radioactive dust.” The speech, delivered while visibly squinting under daylight for the first time in days, ended with a warning to the West: “The Islamic Republic endures, my back still aches, and next time I might just Zoom it in.”

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