Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Who is Ali Larijani, the Iranian official who may play a key role in Iran's future? - analysis
The absence of leadership is leading to questions about who might be the real decision maker in Tehran now. One name being mentioned is Ali Larijani. Who is Larijani, and why does he matter?
Iranians join British Jews to celebrate Khamenei's death in Golders Green street party
After Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death, Israel saw justice, world saw escalation - analysis
War timing likely moved up to preempt anti-war vote in US Congress - analysis
Iran's magnificent failure of political Islam: A reflection on Khamenei's death - opinion
To grasp the magnitude of this moment, one must see it not as an isolated shock but as the culmination of a decades-long political experiment.
Trump: Iran’s new leaders want talks after Khamenei strike - Atlantic
In a phone call interview, Trump told The Atlantic that he agreed to speak with Iranian representatives, but declined to specify whether a conversation would take place on Sunday or Monday.
Temporary Leading Council begins work to replace Khamenei, Iran President Pezeshkian says - report
"In accordance with Article 111 of the Constitution, the Temporary Leadership Council has begun its work today," Pezeshkian said in the recorded statement.
'We will intensify Iran attacks in coming days,' Netanyahu declares atop the Kirya military HQ roof
"Yesterday, we eliminated the dictator Khamenei. Together with him, we eliminated dozens of senior officials of the oppressive regime," Netanyahu said.
Anxiety, relief and stress: Iranians tell ‘Post’ how they really feel about US, Israeli strikes
The American and Israeli strikes “should have even happened earlier, last month, after what the regime did to the protesters,” a member of the Iranian diaspora asserted.
Opening blow, ongoing fire: What have Israel and US really achieved against Iran? - analysis
Calling the Iranians a “paper tiger,” Asulin, a scholar at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA), said that the opening strike “was a lethal opening blow."
US, Israel's final decision to go to war with Iran came later than reported - exclusive
The Post understands that much of the current conventional narrative is revisionist history to try to simplify what was an extraordinarily period of uncertainty and a complex series of ups and downs.
Khamenei's hidden hand concealed his flaw, and his long-reach of terror - analysis
The killing of Khamenei closes the chapter on one of the most consequential and destructive figures in modern Middle Eastern history.
Israeli forces killed 40 top Iranian officials within a minute of opening salvo, IDF says
The IDF said the opening wave included simultaneous strikes at several locations in Tehran, where seven members of Iran’s top security leadership were gathered.
When the details of Supreme Leader Khamenei’s assassination come out, jaws will drop - analysis
The IRGC ignored the fact that Israel changed after the October 7 massacre, and now they’re paying the price. Dictatorships don’t fall from outside; they collapse from within.