"Khamenei's position is surely weakened," Arash Azizi, who unveiled an alleged plot against the supreme leader, told Newsweek.

Two frontrunners have emerged in the succession discussions, the five insiders said: Khamenei's 56-year-old son Mojtaba, long ...

Ayatollah Khamenei's son Mojtaba, also a cleric and close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, who was rumoured to be a front-runner, is not among the candidates, the officials said. Iran's ...

Talks next week: U.S., Iran to hold talks after bombing of nuclear sites How Iranian Americans feel: Helpless, hopeless amid turmoil Developments: ∎ Israel would have killed Khamenei if it had a ...

Iran’s humiliated Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei came out of hiding Thursday to ludicrously claim victory over Israel and having “delivered a hand slap to America’s face” during his ...

President Trump felt Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gave him “the middle finger” when Iran shrugged off his push for diplomacy, solidifying his decision to bomb Tehran’s nuclear facilities, ...

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, appeared publicly on Saturday night for the first time since the 12-day war with Israel began last month, Iran’s state media and his official ...

Khamenei, who also made televised remarks in his first public appearance since last week, congratulated Iranians for their "victory" over Israel and the U.S., and he pledged that Iran will never ...

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei claimed victory over Israel and the U.S. in his first comments since the recent war ended with a ceasefire brokered by President Donald Trump.

Mojtaba Khamenei is one of the most influential figures in the Iranian clerical establishment headed by his father, ... the former President Ebrahim Raisi - died in a helicopter crash in 2024.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has not been seen publicly or heard from in nearly a week. That absence has surprised and unnerved everyone from political insiders to the general public.

The clock's ticking for senior clerics seeking a successor to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. A three-man committee from a top clerical body, appointed by Khamenei himself two years ...