""The next agent in line": The humorous tweet that predicted the assassination is driving the Arab world crazy

Haredim 10
March 17, 2026   
The photo posted by David Keyes
Photo: 
From X

Are 'Bazooka' predictions coming true? David Keyes, who was previously Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's foreign media advisor, tweeted a mysterious tweet four days ago with a picture of Ali Larijani at the Iranian regime's 'Jerusalem Day' march.

The photo shows a man walking a few meters behind Larijani with a mask on his face.

Keys marked the man with a red circle and tweeted on his X-network account: "Larijani is next in line. How do I know? Because the guy circled in red, next in line, is one of our top agents and he also happens to be my best friend. The next one returned from Iran this morning, and with the death of Mojtaba - Larijani has a very interesting week ahead.".

The tweet caused a stir this morning after it became known about the assassination of the number two in the Iranian regime and the one the IDF defined as: "the de facto leader of the Iranian terrorist regime.".

Al Jazeera journalist Faisal Al-Qassem, who has 6.3 million followers on the X network, shared Keyes' tweet with admiration - and wrote: "David Keyes, the former spokesman for the Israeli prime minister, posted a tweet three days ago with a picture of Larijani and a group of his entourage. The picture shows a man walking a few meters behind him. David Keyes wrote about this person: 'This is my friend, and he is our agent and his name is next in line, and I tell you Larijani will be the next target, and there is no doubt that he will have an 'interesting' week. And now today they announce his assassination.".

Keys celebrated the sharing and responded to Al-Qassem: "Exciting to see this! I learned to speak Arabic from watching Faisal Al-Qassem's show, 'In the Opposite Direction' - a fascinating confrontational show that brings together people with completely opposing views. The Middle East needs more discussion and dialogue!".

Keys later tweeted, referring to the humorous tweet that sparked the storm: "I don't want to help the enemy, but if you're an Iranian official and don't want drones flying over you, maybe try not walking around in public in a huge crowd.".


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