https://pjmedia.com/michaelledeen/2009/10/15/the-blog-that-shut-the-bazaar-in-tehran/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 19:25:35 -0400<![CDATA[My last blog seems to have attracted an incredible amount of attention, and, as often happens, I have been given more credit than is absolutely necessary.  I printed an email from an Iranian I consider a very good source, to the effect that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei had been taken to the hospital, and was in a coma.  I pointed out that it was easy to be wrong on such stories, and that in fact I had wrongly believed that Khamenei had died a couple of years ago.  But I thought the source was good and I passed on his/her information.]]>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:29:13 -0400<![CDATA[Michael Ledeen]]>https://pjmedia.com/michael-ledeen/2009/10/15/the-blog-that-shut-the-bazaar-in-tehran-n186635