Quote of the day
War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.
Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi
Born: January 31, 1934
Died: January 1, 2021 (aged 86)
Bio: Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Mesbah Yazdi was an Iranian Twelver Shi'i cleric. He was also a member of Iran's Assembly of Experts, the body responsible for choosing the Supreme Leader, where he headed a minority faction.