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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Mojtaba Khamenei Named Iran’s Supreme Leader as Multi-Front War Escalates

His elevation consolidates hardline control aligned with the Revolutionary Guard.

Surveillance Exposed in Strike That Killed Khamenei as Iran Reports Key Succession Site Hit

Pakistan Quells Deadly Pro‑Iran Protests as Toll Rises, UN Offices Torched

Iran Installs Interim Leadership Council as Assembly Weighs Successor After Khamenei’s Killing

Khamenei Killed as U.S.-Israel Strikes Continue and Iran Hits Back

Pahlavi Rallies Iranians as Diaspora Mobilizes After Khamenei’s Reported Killing

Reports Cast Ali Larijani as Iran’s De Facto Manager After Alleged Plot to Sideline Khamenei

Iran Stages Revolution Anniversary Rallies as Dissent Persists and U.S. Pressure Mounts

Iran Expands Crackdown, Detains Top Reformist Politicians During Oman Talks

U.S. and Iran Open Nuclear Talks in Oman Under Shadow of Military Standoff

Khamenei Warns U.S. Attack on Iran Would Ignite Regional War

USS Abraham Lincoln Strike Group Arrives in Middle East, Expanding U.S. Options on Iran

Iran Puts Protest Deaths at 3,117 as U.S.–Iran Rhetoric Intensifies

Iran Warns Against Any Move on Khamenei as Trump Threatens Massive Response

Khamenei Acknowledges 'Several Thousand' Dead as Iran Warns U.S. and Death Tallies Diverge

Khamenei Blames Trump as Iran Acknowledges ‘Thousands’ Dead and Protests Subside

Trump Holds Off on Iran Strikes, Weighs Tehran Overtures, Orders 25% Tariff Penalty

Iran Threatens Strikes on Israel and U.S. Bases as Unrest Enters Third Week

Internet Blackout Deepens as Iran Protests Widen

Trump Touts Venezuela Raid, Says Maduro 'Imitated' His Dance