Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Week-long funeral of Iran's former supreme leader Ali Khamenei begins second day in Tehran

The funeral began on Saturday in Tehran with chants of "death to America, death to Israel," and his body is expected to be taken to Qom, Najaf and Kerbala, the great Shi'ite centers of Iran and Iraq.

Mourners gather at the Grand Mosalla to pay their final respects to Iran's former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on July 5, 2026.
US President Donald Trump speaks at a Fourth of July rally, marking the 250th anniversary of US independence, on the National Mall in Washington, DC, US, July 4, 2026.

Trump boasts 'Iran defeated' as Khamenei's funeral begins second day

Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev pays his respects to Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran July 3, 2026.

Mojtaba Khamenei banned from attending his father's funeral due to regime's assassination concerns

Mourners carry a coffin during a symbolic funeral procession for Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, following his death in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Najaf, Iraq March 3, 2026.

Khamenei lies in state as Iran opens week of funeral rites


Mojtaba Khamenei deadlier than his father, ex-study partner of supreme leader tells ‘Post’

Jaber Rajabi, former Iranian official and ex-study partner of supreme leader, shares a warning that Mojtaba Khamenei is a greater threat than his father.

Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, attends a meeting in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2016.

What does victory for Israel, US look like in Iran? - opinion

Is the goal to weaken Iran’s regime or overthrow it? The answer could determine when and how the war ends.

 US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth looks on, as President Donald Trump delivers remarks, in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, US, March 21, 2025.

Israel-US strike on Iran's former president acted as jailbreak from regime control - report

Since his alleged escape, Ahmadinejad has made few public addresses, including a congratulatory message on Mojtaba Khamenei’s rise to supreme leader.

Then-Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmedinejad pictured in Tehran in 2011; illustrative.

Iran’s Quds Day rallies uncertain amid war and leadership transition - analysis

Iran claimed it expects to hold Quds Day rallies on March 13, known in Tehran as the largest annual mobilization supporting the Palestinian cause.

Iranians display cardboard cutouts representing the US President and the Israeli Prime Minister, during a rally marking Al-Quds Day (Jerusalem), a commemorative day held annually on the last Friday of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in Tehran, on March 28, 2025.

Israel’s 'Blue and White' Middle East reshapes power as Iran weakens, Turkey worries - opinion

​At the center of this new map stands the State of Israel, no longer a nation in constant defense, but the central axis around which total regional stability is built.

 Iran and Israel flags on geopolitical map.

Will Mojtaba Khamenei bring back protests across Iran? - interview

According to Danny Citrinowicz, the appointment is primarily intended to project stability and continuity in the regime. "Under normal circumstances... We would not have seen Mojtaba appointed."

A woman holds a portrait of Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, on the day of a gathering to support Mojtaba Khamenei, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 9, 2026.

WATCH: IRGC-linked media shares propaganda video using Lego, blaming Israel-US for Minab school

Iran’s Revayat-e Fath institute's propaganda video uses Lego models to blame Israel and the US for the Minab strike and shows "retaliatory" attacks on Cyprus, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Iraq.

IRGC propaganda showing officers planning missile launches towards Tel Aviv, created using Lego, March 10, 2026.

Records reveal hidden billions in global wealth tied to Iran's new leader Mojtaba Khamenei

Khamenei’s financial agent, Ali Ansari, has circumvented sanctions, laundered money for the IRGC and the regime, and financed the IRGC and its proxy groups.

Mojtaba Khamenei; the son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei; is seen in Tehran; Iran; on December 14; 2016.

Mojtaba Khamenei injured but still functioning as Iran’s leader, source says

Critics of the regime say the lack of public appearances raises questions about who is actually directing Iran’s government.

A picture of Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is displayed on a screen in Tehran, Iran, March 9, 2026

The enemy of Islamism has already lost the war, they just don't know it yet - opinion

Decades of radical Islamic ambition ended in ruin, and what remains is securing victory.

Birds fly as smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the US launched strikes on Iran, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2026.