Mojtaba KhameneiIran’s new supreme leader remained absent from public view on Sunday as his father, former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and four family members received state funeral prayers in Tehran. While state television showed Khamenei’s three sons praying with Iran’s political and military leaders, Mojtaba’s continued absence raised eyebrows after Iranian state media said … Read more
TEHRAN: Tens of thousands of Iranians gathered at a large outdoor prayer center in Tehran on Saturday to pay respects to the coffins of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his family who were killed at the start of the US-Israeli war against Iran.Mourners, dressed in black and draped in the red, white and green … Read more
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Mojtaba Khamenei (right) Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei Ayatollah Hakeem Elahi, the current leader’s representative in India, said Khamenei would not attend the funeral of his father, former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, due to security concerns. Elahi said the decision was based on threats and surveillance concerns from Israel that … Read more
Guest list attending Ayatollah Khamenei’s funeral Iran on Friday began a week of funerals for former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a joint U.S.-Israeli attack in February. The ceremony will move from Tehran to Qom, then to Najaf, Iraq, before finally being buried in his hometown of Mashhad next Thursday. Iranian … Read more
President of the United States Donald Trump revealed that he had considered a plan to send U.S. troops into Iran to extract its enriched uranium stockpile, but ultimately shelved it amid resurgent tensions in the Middle East and ongoing diplomatic negotiations.Trump said the plan was rejected because it was assessed as “too risky” and would … Read more
A senior adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has claimed that Tehran has the legal right to regulate the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most strategic oil shipping routes, as nuclear talks between Iran and the United States enter a critical stage.Mohsen Rezaei, the former commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard … Read more
iran supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei Iran’s top official said on Friday that he was in “good health” and suffered only minor injuries in the February 28 attack, dismissing speculation about his condition and ability to govern.The officials insisted that Khamenei remained actively involved in the country’s affairs and accused Iran’s enemies of spreading “rumors and … Read more
Top Iranian government official rejects U.S. claims about supreme leader’s health Mojtaba Khamenei and said he was healthy.Ayatollah Mohsin Qumi, a member of the expert group and deputy for international affairs in the Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran, said that Western countries are using this trick to elicit their reactions and spread rumors. … Read more
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei criticized the United States on Thursday, calling it the “Great Satan” and saying he would not compromise Iran’s nuclear and missile capabilities.In a written statement read on state television, Khamenei said Iran’s strategic plans remain non-negotiable and are vital to the country’s sovereignty. He also said that Americans have … Read more
