Watch: Rubio says there’s indication that Iran Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is alive

State Secretary Marco Rubio testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday and said that there are indications that Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is alive, expanding on the communication methods being used to negotiate with Tehran. Source link

Slowed U.S.-Iran peace deal progress may be due to Supreme Leader’s Mojtaba Khamenei location

Iran’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is holed up in an undisclosed location with little access to the outside world, U.S. officials tell CBS News. This comes as news of some progress in peace talks emerges. CBS News’ Imtiaz Tyab reports. Source link

Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei vows vengeance in fiery first statement

Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, issued a fiery first public statement Thursday, vowing to keep blocking the vital Strait of Hormuz oil trade route and attacking neighboring countries that host U.S. military bases. The written statement was one of defiance, even as President Donald Trump indicates that he would like to wrap up the … Read more

New Iran Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei says Strait of Hormuz must remain shut in first message: State TV

Iran’s state-run media issued on Thursday the first public statement attributed to the Islamic Republic’s new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, since his appointment in the wake of his father and predecessor Ali Khamenei’s killing on Feb. 28, in the initial U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran. His statement was read out by a presenter on Iranian … Read more

Trump says he’s “not happy” about Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei

Washington — President Trump told Fox News that he’s “not happy” with Iran’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei. Khamenei was named Iran’s new leader over the weekend, according to Iranian state media, taking the place of his father, Ali Khamenei, who was killed on the first day of the war. “Fox and Friends” host Brian … Read more