The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/ali-khamenei/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:31:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Ali Khamenei | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/ali-khamenei/ 32 32 Iran preparing ‘grand’ funeral for slain leader Ali Khamenei, state TV says https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-preparing-grand-funeral-for-slain-leader-ali-khamenei-state-tv-says/ Fri, 29 May 2026 21:53:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3833060 Special HQ set up for ceremony, whose date is still undetermined, nearly three months after supreme leader was killed by Israel in war's opening salvo

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]]> Targeted killings haven’t improved Israel’s strategic regional position — experts https://www.timesofisrael.com/targeted-killings-havent-improved-israels-strategic-regional-position-experts/ Thu, 28 May 2026 13:41:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3832178 While multiple layers of leaders in Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah have been taken out, all three have managed to press on, while broader goals behind assassinations have gone unmet

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]]> As US moves to end war, Iranians tell ToI they fear regime clampdown just starting https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-us-moves-to-end-war-iranians-tell-toi-they-fear-regime-clampdown-just-starting/ Sun, 24 May 2026 16:31:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3822442 Speaking via diaspora activists, five anti-government residents describe country 'crushed' by intensified repression and inflation, and ask the US and Israel to 'finish regime off'

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]]> Iran jails former goalie on national team after post bashing slain supreme leader https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-jails-former-goalie-on-national-team-after-post-bashing-slain-supreme-leader/ Wed, 20 May 2026 17:33:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3827598 Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri described Ali Khamenei as 'only a dark and passing chapter' in history; Iranian media says he was detained after trying to illegally leave country

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]]> FBI: Austin bar shooter was motivated by support for Iran, but acted alone https://www.timesofisrael.com/fbi-austin-bar-shooter-was-motivated-by-support-for-iran-but-acted-alone/ Fri, 08 May 2026 02:13:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3818774 Ndiaga Diagne, 53, wore T-shirt with Iranian flag design, sweatshirt reading 'Property of Allah' as he perpetrated deadly attack, hours after US-Israeli strikes killed Ali Khamenei on war's first day

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]]> Iran’s supreme leader has disfiguring facial wounds and may have lost a leg, sources say https://www.timesofisrael.com/irans-supreme-leader-has-disfiguring-facial-wounds-and-may-have-lost-a-leg-sources-say/ Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:56:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3799488 Individuals close to Mojtaba Khamenei's inner circle say he's mentally sharp, engaged in decision-making, meeting with officials via audio conferencing; US intel said to believe he lost limb on war's 1st day

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]]> Mojtaba Khamenei reportedly in ‘severe’ condition, unable to govern Iran https://www.timesofisrael.com/mojtaba-khamenei-reportedly-in-severe-condition-unable-to-govern-iran/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:56:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3796799 New supreme leader incapacitated in Qom, according to US-Israeli intelligence summarized in diplomatic memo, which also says Tehran prepping to bury father with others — possibly Mojtaba himself

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]]> Iran’s regime was teetering. This war could be keeping it from collapse https://www.timesofisrael.com/irans-regime-was-teetering-this-war-could-be-keeping-it-from-collapse/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:08:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3780107 Rather than accelerate a change of leadership, Israeli and US strikes may have helped harden the resolve of those whose defection would be key to bringing down the Islamic Republic, experts say

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]]> Iran built a vast camera network to control dissent. Israel turned it into a targeting tool https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-built-a-vast-camera-network-to-control-dissent-israel-turned-it-into-a-targeting-tool/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:33:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3785819 Cybersurveillance emerges as key weapon of war after Israel used Tehran's street cameras to assassinate Khamenei, though regime's leaders were long aware of potential threat

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]]> ‘Beyond weird’: CIA, Mossad said seeking signs of Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s unseen leader https://www.timesofisrael.com/beyond-weird-cia-mossad-said-looking-for-signs-of-mojtaba-khamenei-who-remains-unseen/ Sun, 22 Mar 2026 03:23:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3784006 Two weeks after son of slain Ali Khamenei was chosen to succeed him, intelligence agencies trying to assess his condition and whether he's in charge, Axios reports

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]]> These are the key Iranian figures killed in the US-Israeli bombing campaign https://www.timesofisrael.com/these-are-the-key-iranian-figures-killed-in-the-us-israeli-bombing-campaign/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:26:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3781797 Longtime leader Khamenei, top aides such as security chief Larijani, military brass responsible for terror proxies and internal repression, are among dozens of officials killed in war

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]]> War aimed at preventing Iranian nukes may actually lead to them, ex-IDF expert warns https://www.timesofisrael.com/war-aimed-at-preventing-iranian-nukes-may-actually-lead-to-them-ex-idf-expert-warns/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:53:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3774653 Danny Citrinowicz, IDF's former top Iran researcher, fears regime will try and break out toward a bomb in response to killing of its supreme leader, whose policy was to keep Tehran at threshold

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]]> Iran’s new supreme leader was injured in legs on 1st day of war – report https://www.timesofisrael.com/irans-new-supreme-leader-was-injured-in-legs-on-1st-day-of-war-report/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 08:17:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3774732 New York Times says Mojtaba Khamenei was hurt in US-Israeli strikes; son of Iranian president Pezeshkian insists he is 'safe and sound'

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]]> More hardline than his father, Mojtaba Khamenei’s appointment signals defiance and revenge https://www.timesofisrael.com/more-hardline-than-his-father-mojtaba-khameneis-appointment-signals-defiance-and-revenge/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 03:45:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3772706 Successor and son of Iran's slain supreme leader will expand repression even if war ends, official says, warning of his 'iron fist' and predicting world 'will miss the era of his father'

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]]> Iran names Khamenei’s shadowy, hardline son Mojtaba as new supreme leader https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-names-khameneis-shadowy-hardline-son-mojtaba-as-new-supreme-leader/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 01:43:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3772615 IRGC ally's appointment comes after Trump dismissed him as an unacceptable 'lightweight,' and Israel threatened to kill anyone picked by regime to succeed slain leader

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