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Mojtaba Khamenei

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The US-Iran war: Iran's leadership losses, succession and protests

53 of 54 stories this year · 6 about Mojtaba Khamenei · gone quiet

At least 35 people have been killed and 1,200 detained in Iran’s economic protests - Boston News, Weather, Sports · 25 articles, Jan 1Trump threatens Iran as more protest deaths reported – DW · 35 articles, Jan 2Iran supreme leader signals crackdown coming as protesters are 'ruining their own streets' for Trump · 11 articles, Jan 6Iran Protests May Finally End The Regime · 36 articles, Jan 6Security forces clash with protesters in Iran’s main market as at least 36 killed in demonstrations · 5 articles, Jan 6Protests escalate in Iran with little information getting in or out · 22 articles, Jan 8Internet service in Iran cut off or restricted as deadly protests reach a possible tipping point · 13 articles, Jan 8Protesters in Tehran describe seeing “bodies piled up” in hospitals after crackdown by authorities · 5 articles, Jan 10Iran warns US troops and Israel will be targets if America strikes over protests as death toll rises to 116 · 24 articles, Jan 11Iranian official says verified deaths in Iran protests reaches at least 5,000 · 12 articles, Jan 11Death toll from Iranian protests surpasses 2,000, activists say, as chaos recalls 1979 revolution · 41 articles, Jan 11Trump Cancels Meetings With Iranian Officials and Tells Protesters ‘Help Is on Its Way' · 42 articles, Jan 11Iran protest movement subsides in face of 'brutal' crackdown · 14 articles, Jan 12Iran says 'prepared for war' as alarm grows over protest toll · 7 articles, Jan 12Trump has options to address Iran's killing of protesters, not all plans include military strikes · 5 articles, Jan 12Trump says Iran has called off execution of protesters amid fears for the fate of Erfan Soltani · 27 articles, Jan 14Iran signals fast trials and executions for protesters as death toll in crackdown goes over 2,500 · 23 articles, Jan 14Iran says 3,117 killed in protests, activists fear 'far higher' toll · 7 articles, Jan 17Activists say more than 6,000 people killed in Iran’s crackdown on nationwide protests · 16 articles, Jan 22Iran's supreme leader warns that any U.S. attack would spark 'regional war' · 19 articles, Feb 1Deaths in Iran’s crackdown on protests reach at least 7,000, activists say · 6 articles, Feb 12Who might replace Iran’s supreme leader? There’s no clear successor · 29 articles, Feb 28Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, is dead, Trump says · 210 articles, Feb 28Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ruled Iran with defiance and brutality for 36 years. For many Iranians, he will not be revered · 7 articles, Feb 28Iran vows revenge for slain supreme leader despite Trump threat · 6 articles, Mar 1Iran names Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his slain father as supreme leader · 58 articles, Mar 4Iran selects Mojtaba Khamenei as its new Supreme Leader · 49 articles, Mar 5What we know on the 10th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran · 12 articles, Mar 9Iran’s new supreme leader is wounded and ‘likely disfigured,’ Hegseth says · 13 articles, Mar 9Iran's new leader threatens US In his first message · 10 articles, Mar 10Iran Confirms Killing of Security Chief Ali Larijani in Israeli Strike · 87 articles, Mar 17Iranian naval commander Alireza Tangsiri killed in attack, Israel says · 7 articles, Mar 26Iran war: Top intelligence chief killed in Israeli strike · 5 articles, Apr 6Trump claims Iran’s regime is fractured. The reality is more complicated. · 6 articles, Apr 22Iranians are back online after a monthslong shutdown but face heavy restrictions · 15 articles, May 26Iran warns US, Israel against attacks ahead of funeral processions for Khamenei · 8 articles, Jul 2Iran begins dayslong funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in war · 71 articles, Jul 2Iran: Dignitaries arrive for Ayatollah Khamenei's funeral · 32 articles, Jul 2Powerful general in Iran emerges from hiding as Tehran prepares for Khamenei's dayslong funeral · 13 articles, Jul 3Iran sends a defiant message to Trump with colossal funeral for slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei · 6 articles, Jul 3Iran prepares for dayslong funeral for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in war · 6 articles, Jul 3Iran to bury slain Supreme Leader in culmination of mass funeral · 17 articles, Jul 4Funeral processions held in holy Iraqi cities for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei · 13 articles, Jul 6Iran says millions are mourning Khamenei. That’s not the full picture · 8 articles, Jul 6Iran: Anti-US anger dominates Khamenei funeral ceremonies · 15 articles, Jul 7Funeral prayers in Iraq for Iranian supreme leader commence after body arrives in holy city · 10 articles, Jul 8Iraq's holy cities to host funeral processions for Khamenei · 9 articles, Jul 8Iran’s supreme leader missed his father’s momentous funeral – now what? · 9 articles, Jul 9Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been laid to rest months after U.S. and Israeli airstrikes killed him · 6 articles, Jul 9Iran president says contact with supreme leader is 'very difficult' · 6 articles, Aug 5Mohsen Rezaei appointed as secretary of Iran's top security body · 8 articles, Aug 10Iran’s supreme leader elevates military veterans willing to confront the US · 8 articles, Aug 11Trump: 'When are the Iranian people going to rise up and fight?' · 5 articles, Sep 2

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Everything else21 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Mojtaba Khamenei that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Sep 24Iranian president claims out-of-sight Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is ‘completely’ healthy — last saw him a month ago2 articles · 2 independent sources
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  2. Aug 30Iran's Khamenei urges Gulf rulers in written message to confront 'real enemy'5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  3. Jul 18Iran's supreme leader in a new statement warns of 'unforgettable lessons' if U.S. continues attacks14 articles · 11 independent sources
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  4. Jul 11– 13Mojtaba Khamenei: Iran supreme leader vows revenge for father's killing17 articles · 16 independent sources
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  5. Jul 7– 11How the absence of Iran's new supreme leader is becoming a liability for the Islamic Republic14 articles · 6 independent sources
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  6. Mar 12– 13New Iran Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei says Strait of Hormuz must remain shut in first message: State TV12 articles · 11 independent sources
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  7. Mar 9Iran war sends oil price soaring as Khamenei son takes charge20 articles · 17 independent sources
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Stories that name Mojtaba Khamenei

  1. Sep 28– 29Mediators work to broker a deal between US, Iran23 articles · 18 independent sources
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  2. Sep 21– 28Trump rejects Iranian proposal to open strait207 articles · 80 independent sources
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  3. Aug 30– 31Iran's leader calls for Muslim unity, NBC crew attacked in West Bank and other Mideast news10 articles · 7 independent sources
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  4. Aug 10– 11Trump scoffs at Iran’s demand for war reparations and other Mideast developments11 articles · 10 independent sources
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  5. Jul 20– 21Iran says fighting 'full-scale war' with US7 articles · 5 independent sources
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  6. Jul 11– 12US and Iran trade threats as mediators try to save crumbling ceasefire deal72 articles · 24 independent sources
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  7. Jul 8– 13Trump suggests a standing order to attack Iran if it assassinates him. But Vance would make the call131 articles · 67 independent sources
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  8. Jul 7– 11US issues fresh Iran-related sanctions, website shows7 articles · 6 independent sources
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  9. Jun 11– 15Iran war: US, Iran announce tentative peace deal20 articles · 14 independent sources
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  10. Mar 20Iran Threatens World Tourism Sites and Says It Is Still Building Missiles Nearly 3 Weeks Into War9 articles · 9 independent sources
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