President Donald Trump has stated that reports of the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei seem to be accurate. The comments were made in an interview with NBC News, though the White House has not provided any official confirmation of Khamenei's passing. The Ayatollah, who has held the position of Supreme Leader since 1989, has been the subject of various unverified rumors regarding his health and potential demise in recent years. However, the Iranian government has not issued any statements regarding Khamenei's condition or status. Trump's remarks come amidst heightened tensions between the United States and Iran, with the two nations engaging in a tense standoff since the U.S. withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal in 2018. The potential death of the Supreme Leader could have significant implications for the region and the broader geopolitical landscape, though the veracity of the reports remains unconfirmed.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin knows how to find opportunity in crisis, and the metastasizing Iran war is the latest case in point. Putin began the year projecting confidence about his campaign to subjugate Ukraine,…
Read original at CNN →Americaâs attitude toward allies leading up to the Iran war was the geopolitical equivalent of a slogan on a jacket once notoriously sported by first lady Melania Trump: âI Really Donât Care. Do U?â The Trump…
Read original at CNN →Mojtaba Khamenei will replace his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as Iran's new supreme leader. A statement by the Assembly of Experts - an 88-member clerical body tasked with selecting the supreme leader - was read…
Read original at BBC →When millions of Iranians poured into the streets in 1979 to end the rule of the former shah, their revolution seemed to have put an end to the practice of passing power from father to son. Not so. Mojtaba Khamenei, the…
Read original at CNN →Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletter Good morning. As black smoke chokes Tehran after a new wave of strikes, Israel…
Read original at The Guardian →There’s a biblical narrative that mirrors today’s war in Iran and cannot be ignored. The Jewish holiday of Purim commemorates the Bible story of Queen Esther of 2,300 years ago, when the young Jewish woman confronts the…
Read original at Fox News →Last weekend, North Korean state media condemned the United States and Israel for launching a âwar of aggressionâ against Iran, but did not report the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with dozens of members of…
Read original at CNN →The US president who likes to keep the world guessing about his endgame in Iran is now telling the world what he wants. In a war widely described as his "war of choice", Donald Trump says he also wants to choose who…
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Read original at Fox News →President Donald Trump has stated that reports of the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei seem to be accurate. The comments were made in an interview with NBC News, though the White House has not…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin knows how to find opportunity in crisis, and the metastasizing Iran war is the latest case in point. Putin began the year projecting confidence about his campaign to subjugate Ukraine, despite incremental…
View source →Americaâs attitude toward allies leading up to the Iran war was the geopolitical equivalent of a slogan on a jacket once notoriously sported by first lady Melania Trump: âI Really Donât Care. Do U?â The Trump administration not…
View source →Mojtaba Khamenei will replace his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as Iran's new supreme leader. A statement by the Assembly of Experts - an 88-member clerical body tasked with selecting the supreme leader - was read aloud by a presenter on…
View source →When millions of Iranians poured into the streets in 1979 to end the rule of the former shah, their revolution seemed to have put an end to the practice of passing power from father to son. Not so. Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of…
View source →Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletter Good morning. As black smoke chokes Tehran after a new wave of strikes, Israel has vowed to target…
View source →There’s a biblical narrative that mirrors today’s war in Iran and cannot be ignored. The Jewish holiday of Purim commemorates the Bible story of Queen Esther of 2,300 years ago, when the young Jewish woman confronts the Persian King Xerxes…
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