Khamenei

Netanyahu orders Iranian regime's downfall, Katz warns 'Iran will burn' at IDF cadets' graduation

Speaking at the IDF officer cadets' graduation ceremony, Netanyahu declared regime change in Iran a military objective, while Defense Minister Katz warned that "Iran will burn" if it attacks Israel.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu giving a speech at the IDF Combat Infantry Officer's Course graduation ceremony, October 21, 2026.
A woman walks past a mural depicting Iran’s late supreme leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran in August.

Iranian leadership divided as hard-liners sabotage negotiations, Khamenei still unseen - report

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on US President Donald Trump's FY2027 budget request for the Department of Defense on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, April 30, 2026.

US can still strike Hormuz targets, Hegseth warns as 'Economic D-Day' takes aim at Iran's economy

People hold posters depicting Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem and Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, as people gather to mourn him, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, July 8, 2026.

IDF finds Hezbollah youth publications with images of Khamenei, promotions of martyrdom


Khamenei is dead. What happens next?

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has reportedly been killed amid a joint US-Israel military offensive. As the dust settles, the question on everyone's mind is simple: what now?

Presidential historian, Gil Troy, sits with Shifra Jacobs to discuss Operation Rising Lion.

Multiple casualties in Iranian missile barrage, Roaring Lion continues

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise. 

Israel police officer standing next to shot down Iranian missile.

Temporary Leading Council begins work to replace Khamenei, Iran President Pezeshkian says - report

"In accordance with Article 111 of the Constitution, the Temporary Leadership Council has begun its work today," Pezeshkian said in the recorded statement.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks with Fox News Channel's Martha MacCallum during an interview on September 25, 2025 in New York City.

Anxiety, relief, and stress: Iranians tell ‘Post’ how they really feel about US, Israeli strikes

The American and Israeli strikes “should have even happened earlier, last month, after what the regime did to the protesters,” a member of the Iranian diaspora asserted.

Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the US launched strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 1, 2026

US, Israel's final decision to go to war with Iran came later than reported - exclusive

The Post understands that much of the current conventional narrative is revisionist history to try to simplify what was an extraordinarily period of uncertainty and a complex series of ups and downs.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US President Donald Trump at the White House on February 11, 2026.

When the details of Supreme Leader Khamenei’s assassination come out, jaws will drop - analysis

The IRGC ignored the fact that Israel changed after the October 7 massacre, and now they’re paying the price. Dictatorships don’t fall from outside; they collapse from within.

A demonstrator holds a burning photo of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in London, Britain, January 11, 2026

Who was Ali Khamenei, Iran’s brutal dictator killed in Tehran bunker strike?

At first dismissed as weak and indecisive, Khamenei seemed an unlikely choice for supreme leader after the death of the charismatic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

Iran's former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, February 17, 2026.

Khamenei’s compound destroyed by Israeli strike after Iranian leader moved to ‘secure location’

Israel and the United States launched preemptive strikes on Iran on Saturday morning, with blasts heard in Tehran as Israel entered a state of emergency.

Satellite imagery from an alleged Israeli strike on the bunker where Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is being guarded.

AI modeling predicts IRGC support for military general to succeed Khamenei

Speculation over succession has intensified during periods of heightened regional tension, including the recent 12-day war in June.

Iranian parliament members chant in support of the IRGC while wearing military uniforms in Tehran, Iran, February 1, 2026.

Khamenei taunts US by not limiting missiles, nuclear program: Will world confront him? - editorial

The Islamic Republic is a regime whose survival depends on confrontation, whose legitimacy is built on exporting violence, and whose leadership feels secure enough to threaten the US.

Iran's former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, February 17, 2026.