U.S. Ability to Determine What Comes Next in Iran Might Be Limited

Questions remain about how much effort the Trump administration will put into changing the Iranian government.

By Julian E. Barnes and Tyler Pager

The rise and fall of Iran’s ruthless and pragmatic Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

The radical cleric took over as supreme leader in 1989 and is likely to be replaced by hardline figures US-Israeli attack on Iran – live updates US and Israel strikes on Iran: what we know so far When he appeared in public for the first time in five years in October 2024, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had an uncompromising message: Israel “won’t last long”, he told tens of thousands of supporters at a mosque in Tehran in a Friday sermon. “We must stand up against the enemy...

By Jason Burke

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei killed in US-Israeli attacks: Reports

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Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei dead after IDF strike hits Tehran compound, Israeli source confirms

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's longest-serving autocrat known for brutal crackdowns on dissent and backing terror groups like Hamas and Hezbollah, has died in Tehran.

Netanyahu says “growing signs” Iran’s supreme leader Khamenei is dead

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi also rejected the claim that the supreme leader is dead. The post Netanyahu says “growing signs” Iran’s supreme leader Khamenei is dead appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

By Beloved John

Israel says Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in strikes

Israel said on Saturday that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei died during a wave of airstrikes on Iranian territory. An Israeli official, speaking anonymously to local media, said “his body has been found.” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also said there were “growing signs” that Khamenei had died.