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Ali Khamenei

Ali Khamenei
The latest on the life and legacy of Iran’s second Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who ruled for nearly four decades until he was killed in a US-Israeli military campaign on February 28, 2026.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a campaign appearance in Tel Aviv last week. Photo: AP
Middle East

Netanyahu touts Trump backing on eve of vote, hints at restarting war with Iran

Israeli leader leans on existential threats before first post-October 7 vote as centrist challenger Eisenkot decries fearmongering.

US, Israel war on Iran

Iran’s supreme leader remains unseen 6 months after war began

US, Israel war on Iran

Trump declares ‘Mission Accomplished’ in Iran, as conflict drags on

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United States

US Secret Service says it is aware of Iranian video threat to Barron Trump

Iranian state TV airs video claiming tracking of US president’s 20-year-old son and offering US$10 million bounty for his killing.

Barron Trump, son of US President Donald Trump. Photo: AP
US, Israel war on Iran

‘Children were in pieces’: memories still raw 6 months after Iran school strike

Families grieve at least 155 killed in US-linked Tomahawk missile attack on Minab school during opening hours of war.

Middle East

Netanyahu says Iran tried to kill one of his sons

Israeli leader gives no details on which son was targeted, though elder son Yair has lived under state protection in Miami.

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US, Israel war on Iran

Trump demands Iran pay compensation as hopes fade for Hormuz agreement

US president says the issue must be included in future negotiations after Tehran sought damages for US and Israeli strikes.

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Black smoke rises following explosions near a military base hosting US forces in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil in July. Photo: AP
US, Israel war on Iran

Assassinations unleashed under Trump haunt Iran war endgame

The killing of Iran’s leader and top general and the capture of Venezuela’s president mark a new paradigm in international relations.

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US, Israel war on Iran

Missiles ‘locked and loaded’: Trump threatens Iran amid calls for his killing

The US president said the military would ‘completely decimate and destroy all areas of Iran’.

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US, Israel war on Iran

Mojtaba Khamenei’s absence signals shifting role for Iran leader

Was he too badly injured to appear at his father’s funeral? Or is there concern that Israel or the US could directly target him too?

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A large portrait of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei is seen in a street in Tehran on Thursday. Photo: EPA
US, Israel war on Iran

Trump claims Iran wants to resume talks with US despite ceasefire breaches

US president’s remarks underscore the increasingly contradictory state of relations between Washington and Tehran.

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US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Washington had agreed to resume discussions with Iran despite military exchanges resuming this week. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
US, Israel war on Iran

Iran mourners defiant as Khamenei buried: ‘only revenge can soothe the pain’

Mourners in Mashhad chant revenge slogans as Iran-US exchanges threaten ceasefire deal.

US, Israel war on Iran

US strikes Iran again, Tehran fires back at neighbouring Gulf states

Fresh wave of tit-for-tat attacks follows Donald Trump’s declaration that an interim agreement to end the war is ‘over’.

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US, Israel war on Iran

Crowds of mourners gather in Tehran for Khamenei funeral procession

Iranians come out to see Ali Khamenei’s flag-draped coffin, and those of his family killed in a February 28 air strike.

A vehicle carrying the coffins of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his family members. Photo: West Asia News Agency via Reuters
US, Israel war on Iran

At Khamenei’s funeral, poet says ‘world is no longer a good place’ for Trump

Khamenei’s successor and son Mojtaba was absent, but hundreds of thousands of mourners were there to listen to Mohammad Rasouli.

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Mourners gather at the Grand Mosalla to pay their respects to Iran’s slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Middle East

Thousands gather in Iran as Khamenei funeral ceremonies begin

Six days of funeral ceremonies are planned to commemorate Ali Khamenei, who ruled Iran from 1989 until his killing aged 86 on February 28.

Middle East

Video | Iranians gather in Tehran ahead of Khamenei’s funeral

While Islamic law requires swift burials, exceptions are made in times of war.

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Iran

Iranian leaders pay respects at Khamenei’s coffin as funeral begins

Delayed by months of conflict, Iran prepares to bury its slain supreme leader with a week of mass mourning.

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The coffins of Iran’s late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his family members displayed inside Tehran’s Grand Mosalla. Photo: West Asia News Agency via Reuters
US, Israel war on Iran

Iran prepares funeral for late supreme leader killed on war’s first day

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s public funeral will begin Saturday as Iran and the US observe a fragile ceasefire.

US, Israel war on Iran

US peace deal brings little hope of better times to Iranians

Beaten down by sanctions, inflation and crackdowns, Iranians say they don’t envision a brighter future even with a ceasefire.

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Israel-Iran conflict

Israeli strikes on Beirut foil US peace plans, Iran says ‘no point’ in talks

Israel struck Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday, an attack US President Donald Trump said ‘should not have happened’.

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A Lebanese security serviceman stands near the site of a flat targeted by an Israeli airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon on Sunday. Photo: EPA
US, Israel war on Iran

Funeral for slain Iranian supreme leader Khamenei set for July

Khamenei was killed in the opening salvo of the war that Israel and the United States launched against Iran in late February.

A picture of the late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a store in a local market in Tehran on Thursday. Photo: via Reuters
US, Israel war on Iran

Netanyahu increasingly isolated as Trump pursues Iran peace deal

The lack of a decisive victory in the Iran war has led Trump to lose confidence in the Israeli prime minister, analysts say.

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US, Israel war on Iran

Iran hosts mass weddings for couples volunteering for wartime sacrifice

The ceremonies, involving hundreds of couples in several major squares in Tehran, were broadcast on state TV to boost wartime morale.

US, Israel war on Iran

Drone strike sparks fire on edge of UAE nuclear power plant complex

UAE investigates the source of drone attack, as Trump warns the ‘clock is ticking’ for Iran.

The Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in 2020. Photo: AFP
Middle East

Lebanese minister backs Hezbollah disarmament, but warns it will take time

Haneen Sayed in Washington says the process must be gradual as a ceasefire continues to be marred by deadly violations.

Smoke rises following explosions in southern Lebanon, as seen from northern Israel on Monday. Photo: Reuters
Middle East

New Israeli strikes reported in Lebanon after Netanyahu orders attacks

The Israeli army has accused Hezbollah militants of breaching the recently extended ceasefire between the two countries.

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US, Israel war on Iran

Trump has a ceasefire with Iran. But a confrontation with Congress looms

Two-week truce with Tehran leaves Trump mere days to finalise a deal before a legal cut-off triggers a high-stakes clash with US Congress.

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