Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Archives – J-Wire

Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new supreme leader?

AAP — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 04:30:12 +0000

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba has been chosen by Iran’s Assembly of Experts to succeed his late father as ‌supreme leader, in a sign that hardliners are still firmly in charge. Mojtaba Khamenei has close ties with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards but has never held a formal government role and opposes reforms and engagement with the […]

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Israel strikes Qom building as clerics meet to choose Khamenei successor

J-Wire News Service — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 05:39:10 +0000

Israel has struck a building in Iran’s holy city of Qom where senior clerics from the Assembly of Experts were reportedly gathering to select a successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated on Saturday in joint US-Israeli strikes. The Assembly of Experts, an 88-member clerical body constitutionally responsible for appointing the supreme […]

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‘Dancing in the streets’: Iranian-Australians celebrate

AAP — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 05:35:04 +0000

There’s a growing sense of hope among some Iranian-Australians after the United States and Israel launched strikes, killing Iran’s supreme leader. Public celebrations have been largely absent in Iran for decades under a strict Islamic regime, but attacks that killed the nation’s supreme leader have created a jubilant mood among those watching from afar. Iranian […]

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More strikes aimed at Iran after supreme leader killed

Reuters — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 04:55:24 +0000

Israel says it has launched another wave of strikes on Iran, as Iranians faced uncertainty after the killing of their supreme leader in US and Israeli attacks that threatened to destabilise the wider Middle East. Hours after the ‌US and Israel said an air strike had killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as part of the most […]

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‘Fastest way out’: Iran urged to end nuclear ambitions

AAP — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 05:51:17 +0000

Australia’s foreign minister has called for Iran to come to the negotiating table in its conflict with Israel, saying the country’s nuclear program should stop. Australia’s foreign minister has urged Iran to give up its nuclear program as fears grow its conflict with Israel will intensify into full-scale war. As speculation grows the US is […]

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Israel and US risk ‘crushing response’: Iran’s leader

Associated Press — Sun, 03 Nov 2024 05:09:58 +0000

The US and Israel will “definitely receive a crushing response” for what they do against his country, Iran’s supreme leader has warned. Iran’s supreme leader has threatened both Israel and the US with “a crushing response” over attacks on Iran and its allies. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke as Iranian officials are increasingly threatening to launch […]

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