Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Final decision, process to go to war, came much later than has been leaked - 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
Israeli forces killed 40 top Iranian officials within a minute of opening salvo, IDF says
When the details of Supreme Leader Khamenei’s assassination come out, jaws will drop - analysis
WATCH: Protesters storm American consulate in Pakistan following announcement of Khamenei's death
Separately, Afghanistan said it was firing at Pakistani jets in Kabul after blasts and gunfire rocked the capital on Sunday.
Airlines keep canceling flights across Middle East as region's airspace remains closed
Airspace over Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Israel, Bahrain, the UAE and Qatar remained virtually empty.
Iran's greatest threat isn’t war - it’s the collapse of its illusions - opinion
From nuclear brinkmanship to regional escalation, Tehran’s latest moves could mark a decisive strategic miscalculation.
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
One likely candidate to run the Islamic regime after the Ayatollah's death is Ahmad Vahidi, who was the IRGC deputy chief on the eve of the war.
Who was Ali Khamenei, Iran’s brutal dictator killed in Tehran bunker strike?
At first dismissed as weak and indecisive, Khamenei seemed an unlikely choice for supreme leader after the death of the charismatic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
Holocaust denier Khamenei is dead after decades of 'death to America' - comment
For decades, Western leaders dismissed Ali Khamenei’s language as rhetoric. His record shows ideology, not ambiguity, guided Iran’s strategy toward Israel, the US, and its own people.
Iranians celebrate 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.
Israel kills Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran strike
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
