Khamenei

Live updates: Iran holds funeral for Khamenei, names interim leaders on Day 2 of war with U.S. and Israel

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  6m ago Lebanon’s Hezbollah vows to “confront aggression” of U.S. and Israel The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah vowed Sunday to retaliate for the U.S. and Israeli war on its key backer, Iran. “We will undertake our duty of confronting the aggression” of the U.S. and Israel, Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said in a statement, … Read more

World leaders react cautiously to US and Israeli strikes and death of Iran leader Ali Khamenei

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BRUSSELS — How long will it last? Will it grow? What will the conflict and the reported death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei mean to us, and to global security overall? Those questions echoed across the Middle East and the planet Saturday as world leaders reacted warily to U.S. and Israeli strikes on … Read more

The Latest: Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei killed in US-Israeli attack

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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a major attack on Iran launched by Israel and the United States, throwing the future of the Islamic Republic into doubt and raising the risk of regional instability. Iranian state television and the state-run IRNA news agency announced the 86-year-old’s death early Sunday. U.S. President Donald … Read more

Iranian media confirms death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

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IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Iranian media confirms death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei 00:42 UP NEXT Trump says Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead 00:23 Protesters against attack on Iran march in New York City 00:51 Trump speaks to NBC News about reports of … Read more

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, religious cleric who ruled Iran for decades, killed in strikes

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After the 1989 death of Khomeini, who was the first supreme leader of the Islamic Republic, Khamenei was not considered his natural successor. He was named as a candidate by a potential rival, Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, and won the support of other clerics. Over the next decade, Khamenei positioned the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps … Read more

If Khamenei falls, who takes Iran? Strikes will expose power vacuum — and the IRGC’s grip

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As U.S. and Israeli forces strike deep inside Iran — reportedly targeting senior regime officials including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian — the question of who would lead Iran if the Islamic Republic collapses is no longer theoretical. Iran has retaliated with missile … Read more