Iran’s supreme leader

Iran’s injured supreme leader out of public view but still shaping strategy, US intel assesses
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Iran’s injured supreme leader out of public view but still shaping strategy, US intel assesses

US intelligence assesses that Iran’s new supreme leader is playing a critical role in shaping war strategy alongside senior Iranian…
Iran’s president says he met with new supreme leader in person
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Iran’s president says he met with new supreme leader in person

Iran’s president said he held a two-and-a-half-hour meeting with Mojtaba Khamenei, according to local media, marking the first reported in-person…
US threatens to resume fighting to pressure Iran over Strait of Hormuz
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US threatens to resume fighting to pressure Iran over Strait of Hormuz

US forces confirmed on Tuesday their willingness to resume military operations against Iran if ordered to do so, with the…
Iran’s new supreme leader is nowhere to be seen. That might be helping the regime to survive
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Iran’s new supreme leader is nowhere to be seen. That might be helping the regime to survive

More than six weeks after he was announced as their new supreme leader following the assassination of his father, Iranians…
Iran’s new supreme leader has yet to appear, and the system may not need him to
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Iran’s new supreme leader has yet to appear, and the system may not need him to

Almost a week after his appointment as Iran’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei remains in the shadows. Iranians got their first…
Iranian president’s son says new supreme leader “is safe” as injury rumors swirl
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Iranian president’s son says new supreme leader “is safe” as injury rumors swirl

Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei “is safe,” according to the son of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, as questions swirl…
New supreme leader takes job as Iran faces unprecedented “existential crisis,” says observer
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New supreme leader takes job as Iran faces unprecedented “existential crisis,” says observer

Mojtaba Khamenei, who succeeded his father Ali Khamenei as Iran’s new supreme leader, is going to be a hardliner, as…
The US just took out two China-friendly leaders in two months. Why has Beijing done very little about it?
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The US just took out two China-friendly leaders in two months. Why has Beijing done very little about it?

Hong Kong/Beijing  —  In quick succession, US President Donald Trump has taken out two of Beijing’s closest allies: Venezuelan President…
Has the US ever assassinated a world leader before?
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Has the US ever assassinated a world leader before?

The US government for decades shied away from targeting foreign leaders after embarrassing failures and unintended consequences from covert activities…
Who’s running Iran now that the supreme leader is dead?
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Who’s running Iran now that the supreme leader is dead?

The killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei by the United States and Israel has created a power vacuum in the core…
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