Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Khamenei lies in state in Tehran as Iran begins week of funeral ceremonies

Iran is staging a week of mass funeral processions for Khamenei, whose 37-year reign was brought to an end in February by the first airstrike of the war.

Mourners carry a coffin during a symbolic funeral procession for Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, following his death in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Najaf, Iraq March 3, 2026.
A protestor demonstrates against the Islamic Republic of Iran, while wearing an Iranian pre-revolutionary flag, outside Los Angeles Stadium ahead of the Iranian national soccer team’s World Cup match on June 15, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.

Iran’s opposition, diaspora must remain united during protest week - comment

Coffins are displayed containing the late Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and his family at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque on July 3, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

Iranian general warns of 'harsh response' if Israel, US attack during Khamenei's funeral

PEOPLE RIDE motorcycles near a billboard with an image of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, May 19, 2026.

Iran prepares to bury slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with week of mass mourning


Iran’s instability as Mossad operations reshape the balance of power - opinion

Iran’s instability grows as intelligence operations reshape the regional balance.

 Head of Mossad David Barnea attends a ceremony held at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, as Israel marks the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day. April 23, 2025.

Catherine Perez-Shakdam to share firsthand insight on Iranian regime at JPost conference

Shakdam offers a perspective that blends geopolitical analysis with lived reality

Catherine Perez-Shakdam

Protests erupt in Lebanon after displaced Shia community refuses to leave private school grounds

Parents at the school claimed the displaced individuals forced their way into the school, some hinting that Hezbollah arranged to take the educational institute by force.

Lebanese displaced by nearly two months of war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia continue to live in makeshift tents and shelters in the Biel open space near the shore, on April 27, 2026, in Beirut, Lebanon.

After US-Israeli strikes, it’s time for regime change in Iran - opinion

"We stand with those in Iran who stand for freedom. I believe that a day will come when this horrible tyranny will disappear."

Late Israeli intelligence official Uri Lubrani standing next to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in 2015.

Israel, US believe Mojtaba Khamenei not functioning as leader, IRGC commanders make choices for him

The NYT reported that Khamenei remains "mentally sharp and engaged," receiving handwritten notes with updates from the outside world.

Mojtaba Khamenei, son of former Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Grateful for the elimination of Ali Larijani - opinion

Larijani was the mastermind behind much of the Iranian regime’s policy and a man with a long history of oppressing the Azerbaijani nation. 

Iranian security chief Ali Larijani takes part in a pro-government rally in Tehran, Iran, March 13, 2026

I-RAN: How Trump reshaped the battlefield with Tehran - opinion

Freedom will indeed come for the Persian people; it is only a matter of time.

A graffiti of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is seen in Tel Aviv, Israel, July 8, 2025

'Iran will not forfeit its rights': Statement attributed to Mojtaba Khamenei read on state TV

"Iran is not seeking war but will not forfeit its rights and considers all resistance fronts as a unified entity," Khamenei added.

 State media in Iran published a written message from the new leader on Thursday evening after nearly two weeks without any message or sign of him. These outlets also appear to have used image-enhancement tools to make Mojtaba Khamenei’s face look more polished

Iran’s ‘jihad of knowledge’ was never about its people - opinion

How the Islamic Republic weaponized science, hollowed out its universities, and left its citizens to pay the price

The ‘jihad of knowledge’ is a state doctrine, introduced by the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated by Israel and the US in the opening strike of the current war.

Iran's Araghchi seen as country's most powerful foreign minister yet - explainer

Iranian and US officials are expected to hold talks on Friday to discuss a long-term settlement after the longtime foes agreed on a Pakistan-brokered two-week ceasefire to suspend a six-week-old war.

Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi speaks at a weekly news conference in Tehran, Iran, on March 16, 2026.