Khamenei

Iran prepares to bury slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with week of mass mourning

Iran's supreme leader was killed by US and Israeli strikes in their first attack of the war and the funeral events will begin over the weekend in Tehran, with mass processions planned next week.

PEOPLE RIDE motorcycles near a billboard with an image of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, May 19, 2026.
An oil tanker docked at the Port of Fujairah, as the US-Israel conflict with Iran limits marine traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, May 6, 2026.

Iran deal reportedly includes $300 billion investment fund, majority already committed

People take part in a protest ahead of an expected signing of an agreement to end the U.S.-Iran conflict, according to U.S. and Pakistani leaders, in Tehran, Iran, in this still image obtained from a social media video released on June 13, 2026.

In bid to relieve international pressure, Islamic regime frees 139 Iranians sentenced to death

A streak of light illuminates the sky during a missile attack from Iran towards Israel, as seen from Jerusalem, June 7, 2026.

Iran's missiles over Israel are telling a larger story - opinion


Who was Ali Khamenei, Iran’s brutal dictator killed in Tehran bunker strike?

At first dismissed as weak and indecisive, Khamenei seemed an unlikely choice for supreme leader after the death of the charismatic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

Iran's former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, February 17, 2026.

Khamenei’s compound destroyed by Israeli strike after Iranian leader moved to ‘secure location’

Israel and the United States launched preemptive strikes on Iran on Saturday morning, with blasts heard in Tehran as Israel entered a state of emergency.

Satellite imagery from an alleged Israeli strike on the bunker where Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is being guarded.

AI modeling predicts IRGC support for military general to succeed Khamenei

Speculation over succession has intensified during periods of heightened regional tension, including the recent 12-day war in June.

Iranian parliament members chant in support of the IRGC while wearing military uniforms in Tehran, Iran, February 1, 2026.

Khamenei taunts US by not limiting missiles, nuclear program: Will world confront him? - editorial

The Islamic Republic is a regime whose survival depends on confrontation, whose legitimacy is built on exporting violence, and whose leadership feels secure enough to threaten the US.

Iran's former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, February 17, 2026.

Haredi protesters attack female soldiers, Iran protests gain momentum

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise. 

Ultra-Othodox Jewish men block a road and clash with police during a protest against the autopsy of toddlers who died in a daycare, on Tuesday. These protests were not about honoring the dead, but about avoiding accontability, the writer argues.

Iran is turning Trump's strategy of chaotic communication confusion against him - opinion

Months after the twelve-day war, a systematic review of Iranian internal communications reveals that Iran copied Trump's method, refined it, and is running it back against him.

US President Donald Trump arrives at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, February 9, 2026.

Iran needs regime change, not another reformist illusion doomed to fail - opinion

There is a crucial fact that Western observers consistently forget: The worst violence against Iranian protesters has always occurred under so-called “reformist” governments. 

DEMONSTRATORS HOLD posters with pictures of Iran’s Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, representing anti- and pro-regime viewpoints.

Iran’s anniversary spectacle, and the names of 200 dead students - comment

The Iranian regime, once backed by student movements, now murders them in cold blood. The names of 200 students killed during protests are revealed.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei adjusts his eyeglasses during a press conference after casting his ballot for the parliamentary runoff elections in Tehran on May 10, 2024.

Iran expert: This is why Iran will never give up its ballistic missile program

Iran is not seeking a military confrontation with the United States, but the key question is what Tehran is willing to concede to avoid one

A banner with a photo of a new hypersonic ballistic missile called "Fattah" and with text reading "400 seconds to Tel Aviv" is seen on a street in Tehran, Iran June 8, 2023

Burn the kitchen down: A transformational Trump must strike at Iran now - opinion

A crushing military blow on Iran is necessary to create a Middle East and a broader world where Washington and its friends are far stronger, and their enemies far weaker, than ever before.

IRANIAN PRO-GOVERNMENT supporters burn pictures of US President Donald Trump, last month. If Trump’s bluster against Iran just leads to another soft deal that kicks the Iranian nuclear can down the road, then Trump’s presidency is finished, the writer says.