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.
Iran’s opposition, diaspora must remain united during protest week - comment
Iranian general warns of 'harsh response' if Israel, US attack during Khamenei's funeral
Iran prepares to bury slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with week of mass mourning
US, Israel temporarily remove two Iranian officials from target list - report
Parliamentary speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi are the officials removed from the list as Trump attempts to open the door for peace with Tehran.
Lebanese court issues arrest warrants against Hezbollah terrorists for weapons smuggling
Two of the terrorists reportedly admitted to smuggling the weapons to southern Lebanon in hopes of attacking IDF forces, claiming such attacks were protected by international law.
Iranians feel 'deceived, abandoned' as Trump weighs striking deal with Iran's old guard
A resident of Isfahan told TML that if reports of a deal involving Ghalibaf were true, many Iranians would feel “deceived and abandoned, moving from one dictatorship to another.”
Feds charge Chicago man with threatening to ‘shoot up a synagogue’ after Khamenei’s killing
Timothy Holmes, 31, posted other antisemitic comments in response to posts about Israel, including “the jew will be destroyed and discarded.”
Europe should align with Israel, the US against the Iranian threat - opinion
Europeans should be angry with their own government, not the US and Israel, for their war with Iran.
Trump approved Iran operation after Netanyahu argued for joint killing of Khamenei, sources say
By the time the talk took place, under 48 hours before the operation began, Trump had already approved the idea of the United States carrying out a military operation against Iran.
Ali Khamenei’s rule is over, but Iran's path to freedom still continues - opinion
Ali Khamenei is gone, but Iran’s Shi’ite regime still threatens freedom, and the nation’s long path to democracy continues.
Iran shifts social media network from sowing Western discord to promoting war propaganda
According to the study, 24 hours after the start of hostilities between Iran, Israel, and the United States, accounts in this campaign began posting Iranian propaganda about the war.
A political solution needed: It will take more than air power to end the Iranian regime - opinion
To genuinely weaken the Iranian system requires a comprehensive strategy – one that places the political realities of the region’s peoples at its center.
With Khamenei gone, Iran accelerates shift toward military power, IRGC dominance - opinion
Iran appears to be entering a transitional phase in which the relationship between clerical authority and military power is being recalibrated.
