Iran vows revenge for slain supreme leader despite Trump threat

How will Khamenei's death impact the balance of power in Iran?

Khamenei's death has triggered elite consolidation and a shift toward security-centric decision-making rather than a regime collapse - Anadolu Ajansı

The dangerous martyrdom of Khamenei

For many secular Iranians, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was a brutal dictator who ruled with an iron fist, embodying repression and ideological rigidity. Many — especially in the diaspora — celebrated his death with Champagne and dancing on the street. For them, his demise symbolised long-awaited justice and hope for a better future.  Still, if Seyyed Ali Khamenei had choreographed his own death, he could scarcely have designed a more p…

Hacked traffic cameras and US intelligence: How a plot to kill Iran’s supreme leader came together

The US and Israel worked together for weeks to plan the strike that killed Iran’s leader

When would US-Iran war end? Here’s what world leaders have said on crisis in Middle East

US-Iran war enters Day 4 after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s killing. Iran threatens Strait of Hormuz shipping as Trump, Netanyahu and NATO weigh in.

Toll from US-Israel attack on Iran rises to 787, says Iranian Red Crescent

In the past four days, the strikes hit 153 cities and more than 500 locations in Iran, the humanitarian group said.

World leaders are almost never killed in war. Why did it happen to Iran’s supreme leader?

Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, lays out on the ground during the demonstration outside Downing Street in London. | Krisztian Elek/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The Israeli bombing that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Saturday not only brought the demise of one of the central global political figures of the last half century, it also represented something almost unprecedented in modern warfare…