Also known as: the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei · late Iran's Supreme Leader · Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei · late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Former supreme leader of Iran, killed in US-Israeli airstrike in early 2026.
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Citizen Digital
… But it was unclear how much authority they wield within Iran's power structure, he said, after joint US-Israeli strikes at the start of the war killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. …
Vance says Iran must cut enrichment to end warCitizen Digital
… e UN on Wednesday where he spoke for the first time since Washington and Israel launched an all-out war on his country, vowing Tehran would never "bend at the knee." Masoud Pezeshkian accused Washington of "terrorism" for assassinating former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei …
Iran president tells Trump his country will never ‘bend at the knee’Citizen Digital
… Iran has been at war with the United States since February 28, when US-Israeli strikes killed the Islamic republic's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei along with senior military officials. …
Iran arrests alleged opposition supporters after video circulatesThe Standard
… Israel in the opening salvo of the war on February 28 killed Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with much of his family. …
Netanyahu says no diplomatic deal possible with Iran 'savages'Citizen Digital
… f economic consequences for any country that supports Iran By Reuters August 20, 2026 08:33 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter People walk by a mural depicting Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei …
Trump warns of economic consequences for any country that supports IranCitizen Digital
… ing US after UAE cuts trade ties By AFP August 20, 2026 04:02 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei …
Iran warns Gulf countries against helping US after UAE cuts trade tiesCitizen Digital
… to declare Hormuz a US territory By AFP August 15, 2026 11:26 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei …
Iran fires back at Trump's threat to declare Hormuz a US territoryCitizen Digital
… , judiciary's news agency says By Reuters July 23, 2026 03:30 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Mourners wave a national flag as the gather to pay tribute to Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei …
Iran executes man over January protests, judiciary's news agency saysCitizen Digital
… cution of two anti-govt protesters By AFP July 19, 2026 04:05 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Mourners wave a national flag as the gather to pay tribute to Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei …
Iran announces execution of two anti-govt protestersCitizen Digital
… eal with US if violations continue By AFP July 12, 2026 03:15 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei …
Iran warns it will not be bound by deal with US if violations continueUS Vice President JD Vance said in an exclusive Reuters interview that Iran must make a "meaningful" reduction in its nuclear enrichment capacity to satisfy US demands and end the seven-month war between the countries, even as Washington remains uncertain how Tehran makes decisions in negotiations.
7 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
US Vice President JD Vance said in an exclusive Reuters interview that Iran must make a "meaningful" reduction in its nuclear enrichment capacity to satisfy US demands and end the seven-month war between the countries, even as Washington remains uncertain how Tehran makes decisions in negotiations.
7 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian told the UN that Tehran would never "bend at the knee," defying President Trump's earlier remarks about potentially "annihilating" Iran. Pezeshkian accused Washington of "terrorism" for assassinating former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and vowed Iranian resistance would only increase in the face of sanctions and pressure.
24 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Iranian authorities arrested individuals who appeared in videos circulating online riding motorbikes while waving the banner of the banned People's Mujahedin Organisation of Iran (MEK) near Karaj, west of Tehran, state television said Sunday.
6 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a diplomatic deal was not possible with Iran's rulers, citing recent discussions with US President Donald Trump about diplomacy with the Islamic republic. Netanyahu praised Trump's new campaign of economic pressure against Iran.
26 August 2026 · The Standard →
U.S. President Donald Trump warned of economic consequences against any country providing "any type of lifeline to Iran" as the U.S. seeks to resolve a war begun alongside Israel nearly six months ago, with two ceasefire agreements announced in April and June having quickly collapsed.
20 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Iran's armed forces warned Gulf countries against assisting the US military after the UAE announced it was severing economic ties with Tehran following Iranian attacks on shipping. The Strait of Hormuz remains a flashpoint despite a recent lull in US-Iran hostilities.
20 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister said the Strait of Hormuz "will remain Iranian" after President Trump claimed he would declare it US territory following a US defeat of Iran. A White House official later said Trump was joking.
15 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Iran executed Mehdi Khaneki on charges connected to January nationwide protests, according to the Iranian judiciary's Mizan news agency and an opposition group. The NCRI said Khaneki was hanged on charges of membership in the PMOI and participation in protests in Karaj, while Mizan cited "operational actions" benefiting Israel and the US.
23 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Iran's judiciary announced the execution by hanging of Erfan Esfandiari and Gol-Mohammad Mohammadi on Sunday. The men were convicted of assaulting police officers and videotaping the incident during anti-government protests that began in December over economic grievances and intensified in January.
19 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Iran warned it will no longer consider itself bound by a deal with the US aimed at ending the Middle East war if Washington continues to violate its obligations under the agreement, struck with Pakistani mediation. The deal followed an April ceasefire, but the two sides have exchanged significant fire in recent days over the Strait of Hormuz.
12 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Thousands of people gathered in the Iranian holy city of Qom on Tuesday for the fourth day of funeral proceedings for late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, whose remains lie in state at the Jamkaran Mosque. Khamenei was killed in late February on the first day of a US-Israeli war against Iran.
7 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Thousands of people took to the streets on Tuesday in the Iranian holy city of Qom during a fourth day of funeral proceedings for late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, whose remains are lying in state at the Jamkaran Mosque.
7 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Mojtaba Khamenei has been named Iran's new supreme leader following his father Ali Khamenei's death in a US-Israeli airstrike at the start of a Middle East war. Said to have been wounded himself, Mojtaba has issued over a dozen written messages as leader carrying on his father's confrontational ideology against Israel and the United States.
6 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Mojtaba Khamenei, who spent his career behind the scenes, has been named to the lifetime post of Iran's supreme leader following a US-Israeli airstrike that killed his father Ali Khamenei in early July 2026. Said to have been wounded himself, Mojtaba has issued written messages continuing his father's confrontational ideology toward Israel and the United States, including blessing talks with the US to end the Middle East war.
6 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Three sons of slain Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prayed beside his coffin and those of four other family members on Sunday, but Mojtaba, who has succeeded him as Iran's supreme leader, did not appear. State TV showed Mostafa, Meysam and Masoud Khamenei praying in Tehran's Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla as the Islamic Republic staged a week of mass funeral processions.
5 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Three sons of Iran's slain leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prayed beside his coffin and those of four other family members on Sunday, but Mojtaba, who has succeeded him as Iran's supreme leader, did not make an appearance. The Islamic Republic is staging a week of mass funeral processions for Khamenei, including taking his remains to Shi'ite religious sites in neighbouring Iraq.
5 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Iran and the United States concluded a round of indirect talks in Doha on Wednesday, with mediators confirming the discussions as both nations work to advance negotiations and reduce tensions following recent military exchanges.
3 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Iran's Grand Mosalla religious complex is preparing to receive Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's body for a state funeral beginning Saturday. Security is heightened, with special permits required for entry, and the venue is being decorated with portraits, black flags of mourning, and red flags symbolising martyrdom.
3 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Lebanon, Israel and the United States signed a trilateral framework agreement aimed at brokering peace between the two adversaries. The agreement includes a pilot effort for Lebanese soldiers to take control of two Israeli-occupied areas and a process to disarm Hezbollah, following five rounds of talks in Washington.
27 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire on Friday, a US official said, after fighting in Lebanon strained a Trump-Pezeshkian deal signed this week to end the Middle East war. Talks scheduled between the US and Iran in Switzerland were postponed with no new date announced, though shipping in the Strait of Hormuz appeared to resume.
19 June 2026 · The Standard →
The U.S. and Iran have signed an interim agreement to end their war, with President Trump warning he will "bomb the hell out of them if they violate the agreement" and threatening to resume attacks and kill Iranian officials if commitments are not honoured. Trump said he hopes the agreement, with permanent negotiations to follow within 60 days, will bring Middle East peace and lower oil prices.
18 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
An Iranian official announced that the funeral procession for late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in US-Israeli strikes in February, will pass through Iraq on July 8 before his burial in Mashhad, Iran on July 9.
17 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Wednesday that he was ready to resume military action if Tehran did not abide by its obligations, two days ahead of a memorandum of understanding scheduled to be signed in Switzerland on Friday. Trump stated that if Iran "misbehaves," the US would resume bombing.
17 June 2026 · The Standard →
Airstrikes during a US-Israeli war on Iran that began February 28 killed multiple Iranian political and military leaders, including supreme leader Ali Khamenei. Washington and Tehran agreed to a deal announced Monday to halt the conflict.
15 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Pakistan, mediating between the United States and Iran, said Saturday that the two sides could finalise an agreement to end the Middle East war within 24 hours, after both expressed optimism about concluding a deal. The statement comes amid months-long conflict that began with major strikes in February, despite ongoing skirmishes in the Strait of Hormuz.
14 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Iran and Israel say they have halted attacks on each other after exchanging fire for the first time since April's truce. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country was holding fire "at the moment," while Iran warned of "more severe and crushing measures" if Israel carried out more strikes.
9 June 2026 · Capital News →
A US-Israel military campaign against Iran that began in February 2026 has destabilized the Strait of Hormuz, disrupting oil and gas shipments and triggering volatility in global energy markets. Iran has retaliated with missile and drone attacks against Israel, US installations, and commercial shipping in the region.
7 June 2026 · Capital News →
Rosneft Chief Executive Igor Sechin said U.S. energy companies are the main beneficiaries of Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, which has choked off maritime trade affecting about a fifth of world oil supplies. Sechin warned that continued tensions in the strait would undermine long-term oil demand, casting U.S. actions as an attempt to reshape global energy markets.
6 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has directed that the country's near-weapons-grade uranium should not be sent abroad, hardening Tehran's stance against a key U.S. demand in peace talks and contradicting U.S. President Donald Trump's assertion that the United States will not allow Iran to retain its highly enriched uranium stockpile.
22 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Lebanon said at least one person was killed in Israeli strikes on the country's south on Saturday despite a ceasefire with Hezbollah in effect since April 17. Israel's military issued an evacuation warning to nine villages and warned it would act "forcefully" against Hezbollah after alleged ceasefire violations.
10 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →