Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
How does Iran's theocratic system of power work? - explainer
The complexities of Iran's ruling system, the ideological nature of its support base, and the power of its Revolutionary Guards make it hard to predict what might come next.
After Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death, who is running Iran's regime at this moment? - analysis
Who was Ali Khamenei, Iran’s brutal dictator killed in Tehran bunker strike?
Holocaust denier Khamenei is dead after decades of 'death to America' - comment
Iranians celebrate reported assassination of Supreme Leader Khamenei
Footage from social media showed people lighting off fireworks from their balconies and calling out to each other from their apartments.
Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei killed in strike, state media confirms
Khamenei's daughter, grandchild, daughter-in-law, and son-in-law were also killed in US-Israeli strikes, Iranian state media reported on Sunday.
Israel may have killed dozens of senior Iranian officials, with Ali Khamenei as top target
Among those targeted were aides Ali Larijani and Ali Shamkhani, IRGC chiefs including Esmail Qaani, and the Iranian defense minister • Israel targeted assassinations as US focused elsewhere
Before strikes, CIA assessed Khamenei would be replaced by hardline IRGC elements if killed
US President Donald Trump has for weeks signaled the US was interested in seeing regime change in Iran, but has not given in any detail Washington’s thinking on who could lead the country.
‘If Khamenei was killed, it would be a game changer,’ former Mossad official says
“We are still at the beginning of the event, and developments in the coming days will determine whether this is a limited escalation or a deeper regional shift.”
Breakfast in bomb shelters as Iran war widens - comment
We were finishing our breakfast when the sirens went off. Instead of a day at the beach, we had a day in the bomb shelter as alerts sounded across the country.
‘Join the liberation forces’: Iranian Islamic prayer app hack encourages regime defection - report
It is not clear who is responsible for the hack, with one of the messages reading “Help has arrived,” an apparent reference to a message issued by US President Donald Trump in January 2026.
Trump’s case for war draws on Iran regime’s 40 years of crimes - analysis
For decades, Iran has targeted and killed Americans and US allies. Its proxies took hostages. It attacked ships in the Gulf of Oman. Now, America is responding.
Mossad launches Farsi Telegram channel for 'Iranian brothers and sisters'
The intelligence service also called on Iranians to share photos and videos of their "just struggle against the regime," as Israel strikes Iran as part of Operation Shield of Judah.
Khamenei’s compound destroyed by Israeli strike after Iranian leader moved to ‘secure location’
Israel and the United States launched preemptive strikes on Iran on Saturday morning, with blasts heard in Tehran as Israel entered a state of emergency.
