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Ali Khamenei

Iranian women sit in front of an image of slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei as they gather at the the Imam Khomeini Mosque in Tehran, Iran, for a commemoration of war dead, May 24, 2026. (ATTA KENARE / AFP) /
May 30, 2026, 12:53 am
Iran preparing ‘grand’ funeral for slain leader Ali Khamenei, state TV says
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
By AFP
Mourners gather prior to the burial of Hamas leader Mohammed Odeh and his family members, during their funeral in Gaza City on May 27, 2026. (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
May 28, 2026, 4:41 pm
Targeted killings haven’t improved Israel’s strategic regional position — experts
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
By SAM METZ and FATMA KHALED
A huge Iranian flag adorns a building as Iranians walk past damaged structures following an earlier military strike in the Iranian capital, Tehran, on March 15, 2026. (Atta KENARE / AFP) /
May 24, 2026, 7:31 pm
As US moves to end war, Iranians tell ToI they fear regime clampdown just starting
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’
By Nava Freiberg
Iran's Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri smiles prior to a friendly soccer match between Turkey and Iran, in Istanbul, May 28, 2018. (AP Photo)
May 20, 2026, 8:33 pm
Iran jails former goalie on national team after post bashing slain supreme leader
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
By AFP
The Austin Police Department and the FBI investigate a shooting at Buford's on 6th Street, March 1, 2026, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Jack Myer)
May 8, 2026, 5:13 am
FBI: Austin bar shooter was motivated by support for Iran, but acted alone
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
By ToI Staff and AP
A demonstrator holds a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
April 11, 2026, 9:56 am
Iran’s supreme leader has disfiguring facial wounds and may have lost a leg, sources say
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
By Reuters
This handout picture taken in Tehran on October 30, 2024, shows Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (Office of Supreme Leader / AFP)
April 7, 2026, 4:56 pm
Mojtaba Khamenei reportedly in ‘severe’ condition, unable to govern Iran
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
By ToI Staff
A man walks past a motorist on a motorcycle near a banner displayed at Valiasr Square in central Tehran on March 10, 2026, depicting Iran's late supreme leader ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (L) watching as his successor the late ayatollah Ali Khamenei (C) hands over a national flag to his son and new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei (R). (AFP)
March 25, 2026, 6:08 pm
Iran’s regime was teetering. This war could be keeping it from collapse
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
By Nava Freiberg
An Iranian security force officer stands guard next to a huge billboard of Iran's newly nominated supreme leader Ayatollah Mojataba Khamenei during Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Day rally in Tehran on March 13, 2026. (Photo by AFP)
March 24, 2026, 9:33 am
Iran built a vast camera network to control dissent. Israel turned it into a targeting tool
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
By Dake Kang and SAM MEDNICK
A schoolgirl holds up a poster of Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei during an anti-US and Israel demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 12, 2026. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)
March 22, 2026, 5:23 am
‘Beyond weird’: CIA, Mossad said seeking signs of Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s unseen leader
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
By ToI Staff and Reuters
Iranian mourners gather during the funeral of Iran's security chief Ali Larijani and Gholamreza Soleimani, a senior officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who commands Basij forces, in Tehran on March 18, 2026. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
March 19, 2026, 12:26 pm
These are the key Iranian figures killed in the US-Israeli bombing campaign
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
By Reuters and ToI Staff
A banner is displayed at Valiasr Square in central Tehran on March 10, 2026, depicting Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (left) watching as his successor the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (center) hands over an Islamic Republic of Iran flag to his son and new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei (right). (AFP)
March 13, 2026, 3:53 pm
War aimed at preventing Iranian nukes may actually lead to them, ex-IDF expert warns
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
By Jacob Magid
This handout picture taken in Tehran on October 30, 2024, shows Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran's slain supreme leader ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (Office of Supreme Leader / AFP)
March 11, 2026, 10:17 am
Iran’s new supreme leader was injured in legs on 1st day of war – report
New York Times says Mojtaba Khamenei was hurt in US-Israeli strikes; son of Iranian president Pezeshkian insists he is ‘safe and sound’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
FILE: Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, attends the annual anti-Israeli Al-Quds, Jerusalem, Day rally in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
March 9, 2026, 5:45 am
More hardline than his father, Mojtaba Khamenei’s appointment signals defiance and revenge
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’
By Samia Nakhoul and Parisa Hafezi
Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, attends a demonstration to mark al-Quds Day in Tehran, Iran, May 31, 2019. (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto/Reuters)
March 9, 2026, 3:43 am
Iran names Khamenei’s shadowy, hardline son Mojtaba as new supreme leader
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
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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