The joint, coordinated attack on Iran by the US and Israel eliminated the high-value target of Donald Trump’s Operation Epic Fury, killing Tehran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after the US president repeatedly called for “regime change” in the Islamic Republic. But whether that goal will now be realised remains uncertain. A Washington Post report […]
In the wake of widespread online claims that Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was depicted by state media as being in “heaven” surrounded by 72 virgins following reports of his death, a viral image has circulated across social platforms.Posts on X and other platforms allege that the image originated from official Iranian outlets and shows […]
Iran President Pezeshkian vows revenge after Khamenei killed in US–Israel strikes (Picture credit: AP) Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has declared that avenging the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is both a “legitimate duty and right” of the Islamic Republic, following joint US–Israeli strikes that killed the 86-year-old leader.In a statement carried by state […]
Strikes in Iran (AP photo) With the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran launched attacks against the United States and Israel, hitting key US military bases in the region and targeting Israeli sites.Operation Epic Fury, the US-led military action under President Donald Trump, achieved its most critical objective: the killing of Khamenei in […]
For the first time, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has admitted that thousands of people were killed during the country’s recent nationwide protests, a rare acknowledgment from the clerical leadership amid a harsh crackdown that has drawn international attention, Fox News reported.Speaking in a televised address on Saturday, Khamenei said the unrest, which began […]
Mystery man spotted at Khamenei’s funeral (Image quality enhanced using AI) A masked figure seen at the funeral of Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, which fuelled speculation that his successor and son Mojtaba Khamenei had finally appeared in public, has been identified as the late leader’s eldest grandson.The mourner, seen in the front row […]
The coffin of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is carried by mourners to the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf, Iraq, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil) Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was buried in his hometown of Mashhad early Friday, bringing to a close nearly a week of funeral […]
Posters by mourners during Khamenei’s funeral call for the killing of Trump and Netanyahu Mourners at the funeral procession of slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei carried banners and aggressive placards calling for the death of US President Donald Trump, with inflammatory chants of “death to America” and “death to Israel” echoing through Tehran’s streets.A large […]
The diplomatic row followed comments Trump made in an interview Iran on Sunday strongly condemned US President Donald Trump after he claimed Washington could eliminate the country’s senior leadership gathered at the funeral of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei “in one shot”, accusing the United States of lacking “civilisation, history, or honour”.The sharp response came […]
Prayers were held over Khamenei’s casket on the second day of the state funeral Huge crowds of mourners gathered in Tehran on Sunday as Iran continued funeral ceremonies for late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, with the capital’s Grand Mosalla complex and surrounding streets packed with people paying their final respects.Prayers were held over Khamenei’s casket […]
