Mojtaba Khamenei

Who is running Iran?

Report reveals chaos at the top of the regime

NYT report reveals deep divisions in Iran over war and US talks, as officials question Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei’s role and authority.

Khamenei calls US and Israel 'sworn enemies' of Muslim unity

Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei calls the US and Israel “sworn enemies" of Muslim unity and urges greater solidarity across the Muslim world.

Amid US economic pressure

Iran's Khamenei issues call for unity

Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei calls for national unity and stronger public morale as US economic pressure on Tehran intensifies.

Trump

'Mojtaba Khamenei very seriously wounded, but not dead'

US President Donald Trump says Iran’s Mojtaba Khamenei suffered serious wounds to the left side of his body but is likely still alive; praises US military and Navy operations and predicts a “very big victory."

Tehran's regime hasn’t changed - its old enforcers are back

No regime change has taken place in Tehran. America’s longtime enemies and veterans of the Islamic Republic’s machinery of violence are back at the commanding heights of power-and Iran is entering a new age of hard-line rule. Opinion.

Iranian mayor reveals how missile strike wounded Mojtaba Khamenei

Tehran Mayor Alireza Zakani says a missile killed Mojtaba Khamenei's wife and wounded him, as he remained focused on prayer while medics treated his injuries.

Iran’s President meets Khamenei amid health rumors

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian reportedly meets Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei to discuss the military and domestic situation amid rumors regarding Khamenei's health.

Report: Fears grow over Mojtaba Khamenei's condition

Iranian opposition sources claim Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen by government ministers since February's attack on his compound.

US intelligence:

Mojtaba Khamenei more open to build nuclear bomb

US intelligence reports indicate Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is more open to acquiring nuclear weapons than his father.

Israeli security source

Mojtaba Khamenei is not in Iran

An Israeli security source claims that Mojtaba Khamenei is no longer in Iran and that a deep rift has emerged within the country's leadership.

'Coup' accusations shake Iran's leadership after Khamenei funeral

Iran's hardliners accuse senior officials of betraying the revolution and plotting a power grab after a US ceasefire agreement sparked internal unrest.

'I couldn’t care less'

Trump shrugs off Iran scrapping MOU

President Trump dismisses Iran's announcement that it will no longer honor the MOU.

Mojtaba Khamenei warns of revenge

In a written statement, Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei promises to avenge his late father's blood, says 'demand of our nation must definitely be carried out soon.'

Calls to kill Trump at Khamenei's funeral

Video from Khamenei's funeral shows a speaker urging Trump's assassination as millions attend ceremonies marked by anti-US and anti-Israel chants.

Mojtaba Khamenei says he approved deal despite disagreements

Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei says he agreed to deal with US after being promised 'resistance front' would be preserved.

Report: Mojtaba Khamenei 'tacitly approved' deal with US

Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei may issue statement ahead of deal's signing, gave 'tacit' approval to agreement.

Iranian official claims 'ambiguities' in proposed US deal

An adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader rejects the current peace draft in talks with the US, citing unresolved ambiguities.

Sa’ar: Sounds familiar

Iran’s new Supreme Leader calls Israel a ‘cancerous tumor’

Iran's new leader Mojtaba Khamenei follows in his father’s footsteps with a series of anti-Israel posts on social media.

Report:

Wounded Iranian Supreme Leader hiding in secret bunker

US intelligence shows that Mojtaba Khamenei is holed up and hiding in a bunker, terrified of airstrikes.

Mojtaba Khameneni's new order

Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei ordered highly-enriched uranium to remain in Iran, two senior Iranian sources say.

Mojtaba Khamenei:

Persian Gulf will have bright future without US presence

Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamensi disparages US' 'disgraceful failure,' says Iran will manage Strait of Hormuz.

Iranian Rabbi swears allegiance to Khamenei

One of the leaders of Iran’s Jewish community, Hakham Younes Hemami, went to Tehran’s Revolution Square to swear allegiance to the new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, on behalf of the Jewish community.

Report:

IRGC has seized power from Supreme Leader

After Khamenei’s killing, Iran’s leadership shifts toward IRGC control, with Mojtaba Khamenei holding a limited role amid ongoing war.

Is he really still alive?

Mural of dead Iranian leaders depicts Mojtaba Khamenei

A new mural in Mashhad depicting Mojtaba Khamenei among deceased figures fuels speculation about his condition amid reports of severe injuries and isolation.

Wounded and isolated

How Iran’s new supreme leader is operating

A report in The New York Times reveals that Mojtaba Khamenei is seriously wounded and being kept under heavy concealment out of fear of assassination, with access to him severely restricted and messages delivered only through couriers.

Mojtaba Khamenei injured but still alert and aware

Sources close to Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei tell Reuters that he is severely injured, but not unconscious.

Declaration of victory

Mojtaba doubles down on reparation demands, Hormuz control

Khamenei marks 40 days since his father’s death, declares Iran victorious, warns aggressors, and urges regional states to reject Western influence

Leaked Documents:

Mojtaba Khamenei unresponsive in hospital, IRGC running war

A confidential diplomatic memo reveals that Mojtaba Khamenei was declared supreme leader after his father’s death, but is hospitalized unconscious in Qom, while the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is effectively running the war.

Iran denies the reports: Mojtaba Khamenei is in good health

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei rejects claims of serious injury to new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, asserting that he is in good health.

Araghchi's secret message to Witkoff

The Iranian foreign minister said he came 'with the consent and blessing of Mojtaba Khamenei,' while the contacts were conducted in secret and without informing Israel.

Report:

Mojtaba Khamenei isolated, wounded, & not responding to messages

Israeli and US security sources report Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei unresponsive, Iranian opposition reports severe injuries.

Israel estimates: Mojtaba Khamenei still alive

Israel estimates Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is alive and conscious, but not in condition to be seen by the public.

Recording reveals:

Mojtaba Khamenei narrowly escaped assassination

According to a UK report, Mojtaba Khamenei narrowly escaped assassination in an Israeli strike at the start of the war after stepping into the courtyard minutes before the missile hit.

Hamas's secret letter to Mojtaba Khamenei

Alongside an official and ceremonial letter, Hamas sent a secret letter to the new Supreme Leader of Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei, which included a declaration of militant intentions.

Israeli sources estimate:

Launches from Iran may continue through Passover

Small amounts of Iranian rocket fire my continue even after Passover, unless war ends before that, Channel 13 report says.

Including Khamenei

US offers $10M reward for information on Iranian leaders

The US is offering up to $10 million for information on key Iranian leaders, including new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.

Trump on Mojtaba Khamenei: He’s probably alive, but damaged

US President Donald Trump believes Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is alive but seriously injured.

Iranian Jews congratulate new Supreme Leader

Representatives of religious minorities in Iran’s parliament, including the Jewish lawmaker, issued a statement pledging allegiance to new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.

Amid reports of injury:

Iran's new Supreme Leader releases first statement

Iranian state TV aired a message attributed to new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, vowing revenge and calling to close the Strait of Hormuz.

Report

These are the injuries of Iran’s new Supreme Leader

Questions are mounting over the condition and functioning of Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the slain supreme leader who was recently chosen to head the ayatollahs’ regime.

Sources: Mojtaba Khamenei was injured at start of war

Israeli and Iranian sources confirm Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, was injured on the first day of the war, when his father, wife, and daughter were killed.

North Korea backs Mojtaba Khamenei, condemns US-Israel strikes

North Korea voices support for Iran’s choice of Mojtaba Khamenei as Supreme Leader and condemns US and Israeli strikes on Iran, calling them illegal.

Morton Klein:

Mojtaba Khamenei rise shows Iran's ideology unchanged

ZOA president says Mojtaba Khamenei’s appointment proves Tehran remains committed to radical Islamist ideology and hostility toward the US, Europe, and Israel.

Official:

Mojtaba Khamenei named Iran's next Supreme Leader

Iran officially announces that Mojtaba Khamenei has been selected as the new Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, replacing his father who was eliminated in joint US-Israeli strikes in Iran.

Khamenei's successor believed injured

Israel estimates that Mojtaba Khamenei, son and likely successor of late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, injured in attack on Thursday night.