Khamenei

IDF finds Hezbollah youth publications with images of Khamenei, promotions of martyrdom

According to experts, Hezbollah has spent years cultivating respect for senior figures in the Iranian regime, including Khamenei, among younger generations.

|ByAMIR BOHBOT
People hold posters depicting Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem and Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, as people gather to mourn him, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, July 8, 2026.
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.

Iran's revenge campaign could put Trump in its crosshairs - opinion

As Tehran vows revenge for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the risk of a plot targeting Donald Trump is growing, this analysis argues.

|BySALEM ALKETBI
Mourners wave a national flag as the gather to pay tribute to Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Grand Mosalla on the second day of funeral ceremonies in Tehran on July 5, 2026.

Mourning Khamenei: More than a funeral, far from closure - opinion

The funeral was not just a religious occasion but a platform for Tehran to rewrite its narrative about the war and its aftermath.

|BySALEM ALKETBI
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of Operation Entebbe at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, July 12, 2026.

Netanyahu responsible for 'absurd risk' in Iran strategy to assassinate Khamenei, expert says

Iran nuclear expert Avner Vilan praised the Mossad's ability to locate Ahmadinejad, but blamed the circumstances on Netanyahu's desire to go to war with Khamenei's assassination as the goal.

|By103FM

‘Anti-Iranian criminal’: Pahlavi targets Khamenei over deaths of demonstrators in Iran protests

"You are an anti-Iranian criminal,” the crown prince said. “You have neither honor nor humanity. Your hands are stained with the blood of tens of thousands of Iranians."

JANUARY 20, 2026ByALEX WINSTON
Reza Pahlavi, the US-based son of Iran's ousted former Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, speaks during a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC on January 16, 2026.

Donald Trump saved Iran's Khamenei once before, will he do it again? - comment

Trump claims to have called off strikes on Iran's supreme leader back in June 2025. Now the protesters in Iran hang in the balance as he appears to give Khamenei another lifeline.

JANUARY 18, 2026ByALEX WINSTON
L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.

Aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln en route to Middle East as US mulls over Iran strike options

The moves, reported since late Friday, came as US officials and regional militaries coordinated on contingency planning for possible Iranian retaliation.

JANUARY 18, 2026ByAMIR BOHBOT
An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, prepares to make an arrested landing on the flight deck of the US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Pacific Ocean August 10, 2024

Khamenei calls Trump criminal, US State Dept: Don't play games with President Trump

"Western media figures interfered in past seditions, but this time the US president himself encouraged the sedionists," Khamenei said.

JANUARY 17, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran January 3, 2026.

Will Trump strike Iran? Reza Pahlavi assures world leaders of the West

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise. 

JANUARY 15, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS
U.S. President Donald Trump is interviewed by Reuters White House correspondent Steve Holland (not pictured) during an exclusive interview in the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 14, 2026

Iran tells UN: US to blame for 'violent' protests

Iran condemns “the ongoing, unlawful, and irresponsible conduct of the United States of America, in coordination with the Israeli regime," Iran’s UN Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani wrote.

JANUARY 9, 2026ByREUTERS, ALEX WINSTON, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Iranians attend a protest in the city of Rasht, northern Iran, January 8, 2025

Tehran's prosecutor says protesters burning gov't buildings will face death sentence

The decision came as the protests in Iran approached their 14th consecutive day, with riots and violent clashes reported in several cities.

JANUARY 9, 2026ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN, REUTERS
Protesters gather as vehicles burn, amid evolving anti-government unrest, in Tehran, Iran, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video released on January 9, 2026.

Trump will kill Khamenei if Iranian regime continues murdering protesters, Lindsey Graham says

Graham made the comments during a FOX News interview as the death toll of Iranian protesters at the hands of security forces continues to climb.

JANUARY 7, 2026ByJACOB LAZNIK
L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.

Major shifts in Iran, Ra'am party opens its ranks - January 5, 2026

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise.

JANUARY 5, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets with the head and officials of the Judiciary Branch in the Imam Khomeini Hussainiyah, Tehran, July 16, 2025.

Iran's Khamenei has escape plan to flee to Moscow if regime falls amid protests - report

The plan, called "Plan B" by the British report, would include 86-year-old Khamenei and 20 close people, including family and aides.

JANUARY 5, 2026ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran January 3, 2026.