Iran supreme leader Ali Khamenei. (File photo) Iran’s regime is under siege – externally by Israeli airstrikes, internally by distrust and disillusion. The question gripping foreign capitals and Iranian streets alike: is Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s Islamic Republic on the brink of implosion?Israel’s military campaign has wiped out much of Iran’s top brass, exposed […]
Israel issued a stark warning to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, saying that he “cannot continue to exist” adding that the Israel Defence Forces had been instructed to ensure the same. This came after Iran, in its retaliatory strikes, attacked a hospital in Israel leaving nearly 40 injured on Thursday.“A dictator like Khamenei, who […]
Reza Pahlavi and Khamenei (R) Exiled Iranian royal Reza Pahlavi, son of the last Shah of Iran, issued a dramatic call to action on Tuesday, urging Iran’s military, police, and state employees to join a nationwide uprising against the Khamenei-led Islamic Republic, declaring that its “fall has begun.“In a sweeping address to the Iranian people, […]
From left to right: Mojtaba Khamenei, Ali Asghar Hejazi and Mohammad Golpayegani As Israeli bombs hit Tehran and top Iranian commanders are killed, 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is more isolated than ever. This has led to growing questions about who could replace him if he dies.Khamenei has lost several of his closest military […]
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in series of posts on early Wednesday warned the “terrorist Zionist regime” and said “the battle begins” amid escalating tensions with Israel. Khamenei’s post came following escalating threats from US President Donald Trump, who had just hours before called for Iran’s “unconditional surrender.” Moments later, Khamenei posted on X: […]
US President Donald Trump (Pic credit: AP) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday stepped up his rhetoric against Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, saying that America knows his location but will not kill him “for now.” On Truth Social, the US president in another post appeared to demand Iran’s “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!” amid its conflict […]
This photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, shows Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a televised speech, under a portrait of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini. (AP/PTI)(AP06_14_2025_000001B) In the smouldering wreckage of Israel’s aerial blitz over Tehran, one figure cuts an increasingly isolated silhouette—Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says eliminating Khamenei would end the crisis. A day after it was reported that US president Donald Trump blocked an Israeli plan to kill Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel is not ruling out eliminating Khamenei as that would only end the ‘forever war’ […]
US President Donald Trump vetoed an Israeli plan in recent days to kill Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, two US officials told Reuters on Sunday, even as Israel unleashed airstrikes across Iran for a third day while some Iranian missiles evaded Israeli air defences to strike buildings in the heart of the country.Planned talks […]
Donald Trump (File photo) US President Donald Trump issued a stern warning to Iran on Sunday, declaring that if the US is attacked in any way, it would unleash its military might “at levels never seen before.” The statement came as Trump sought to distance the United States from Israel’s recent massive airstrikes on Iran, […]
