US-Iran Tensions Escalate: Trump’s Warning and Iran’s Response As the conflict between the United States and Iran intensifies, President Donald Trump has issued a direct warning to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), demanding its surrender or facing “certain death.” This comes amid escalating military actions and a growing risk of wider regional conflict, with … Read more
Mojtaba Khamenei’s ascension as Iran’s new supreme leader might have appeared straightforward, even predestined. In fact, it was neither. His rise came only after a full-on war of succession. The high-stakes process became the Islamic republic’s version of Game of Thrones: an empty throne, a council of clerics and two dynasties – Khamenei and Khomeini … Read more
By All Israel NewsMonday, March 16, 2026 Demonstrators gather with Iranian national flags for a rally in support of the new Supreme Leader at Enghelab Square in central Tehran on March 9, 2026. Iran marked the appointment of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei to replace his father as its supreme leader with a new barrage of missiles … Read more
Few doubt that in the first days of the new war in the Middle East, the initiative belonged to the US and its ally Israel. Now it seems less sure, however. Mohsen Rezaee, a senior officer in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, on Sunday said “the end of the war is in our hands” and called for … Read more
Pentagon says Iran’s new supreme leader ‘wounded’ amid ongoing speculation over his health The Journal Iran’s supreme leader ‘likely disfigured’, Hegseth says as strikes hit Tehran’s ability to build more weapons BBC Iran vows to fight on in first message issued in name of Mojtaba Khamenei The Guardian Iran supreme leader’s first purported message leaves a major question … Read more
Outside the United States Embassy in Ballsbridge, Dublin, on Thursday evening, anti-war protesters prepared for a rally. Then a handful of Iranian counter-protesters, carrying US and Iranian flags, alongside a large placard showing the late supreme leader of Iran, ayatollah Ali Khamenei, surrounded by flames, suddenly arrived. Others carried large signs showcasing Reza Pahlavi, the … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s secretive new supreme leader vowed Thursday to keep up attacks on Gulf Arab countries and use the effective closure of the strategic Strait of Hormuz as leverage against the United States and Israel. It was his first public statement since he succeeded his father, who was killed in … Read more
Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei. Morteza Nikoubazl | Nurphoto | Getty Images Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said Thursday that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz maritime passage should be continued as a “tool to pressure the enemy,” in his first public statement since being appointed. Khamenei also said all U.S. military … Read more
By Euronews Persian Published on 12/03/2026 – 12:03 GMT+1 Iran’s new Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has not appeared publicly since his appointment by the Assembly of Experts, fuelling uncertainty about his health and whereabouts following the attack that killed his father. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Initial reports suggested Mojtaba Khamenei had been killed alongside his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s sports and youth minister said it’s “not possible” for the country to take part in the World Cup after the United States killed its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in its ongoing war. Iran was expected to take part in the World Cup that will be held across … Read more