Mojtaba Khamenei

Trump: 'I started Iran war, would be no Israel without me'

US President Donald Trump confirmed that he called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "f****ing crazy" during a call on Monday in an interview on Pod Force One released on Wednesday. 

Then-Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump attends an October 7 remembrance event at the Trump National Doral Golf Club, October 7, 2024, in Doral, Florida; illustrative.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing conerning the fiscal year 2027 budget for the State Department, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on June 2, 2026.

Khamenei is increasingly engaged in Iranian gov., Tehran still has drone arsenal, Rubio says

US President Donald Trump speaks next to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, May 27, 2026.

Trump must break the IRGC’s empire, not refinance it - opinion

A screengrab from a video released by CENTCOM shows a flight deck crew member signaling an F‑35 jet on an aircraft carrier, in this image obtained from social media released on February 28, 2026

Trump: Hezbollah ceasefire reached, going silent may be good for Iran talks


With Khamenei gone, Iran accelerates shift toward military power, IRGC dominance - opinion

Iran appears to be entering a transitional phase in which the relationship between clerical authority and military power is being recalibrated.

Here, a large poster shows (from left) the first leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ruhollah Khomeini; the second leader, Ali Khamenei; and on the right, the new leader of the revolution, Mojtaba Khamenei.

Khamenei urges media to avoid Iran's ‘weaknesses,’ accuses Israel of ‘false flag’ attacks

Khamenei has not been seen in public since he was injured in a strike that killed his father, the previous supreme leader, raising speculation that he may have been seriously wounded or disfigured.

Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, attends a meeting in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2016.

Iran issues evacuation notice to residents of Ras al-Khaimah in UAE

Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE all confirmed Iranian attacks on Thursday night and Friday morning.

Iranians wave flags, hold posters of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, at a funeral for Iranian officials, including Ali Larijani, in Tehran, March 18, 2026; illustrative.

Week three of Roaring Lion: Iran's leadership hollowed out, Arab world reaches breaking point

As the war enters its third week, the regime's top officials are being killed faster than they can be replaced, and Iran's neighbors are running out of patience.

Iran’s strategic shifts and the escalating Middle East crisis: analyzing week 3.

War could leave Iran with a more radical, nuclear-ambitious regime, IDF sources say

IDF sources say Iran's military power has been 'set back years' in every area • Despite that, military sources unsure if strikes will be enough to get Iranian protesters to topple regime

People gather for the funeral of Iranian security chief Ali Larijani, in Tehran, Iran, March 18, 2026

Who are the most senior Iranian officials left alive after weeks of Israeli-US strikes? - explainer

In the wake of the devastation on the political and military echelons of the Islamic Republic, who are some of the most significant figures remaining in Iran?

Pedestrians pass in front of a billboard featuring an image of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on March 4, 2026 in Tehran, Iran; illustrative.

Will death of Larijani and other Iranian regime officials lead to change? - analysis

Ali Larijani, a key behind-the-scenes figure in Iran, was killed in an IDF strike, leaving a major gap in the regime's leadership amid growing instability.

Ali Larijani (L) talks to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (R), October 10, 2016.

Iran's Mojtaba Khamenei said to reject ceasefire talks, demand US and Israel be ‘brought to knees'

Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei had held his first foreign policy session since being named supreme leader, and had taken a stance for revenge against the US and Israel that was “very tough and serious.”

Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, attends a meeting in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2016.

Killing Larijani sends message to surviving Iran leadership: Compromise or die - analysis

The killing of Ali Larijani, who has been doing most of the work running the country for the wounded supreme leader, was a message to any still surviving Iranian leaders: you are out of time.

Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani, Iranian ambassador to Lebanon Mojtaba Amani and others attend a ceremony to commemorate the first anniversary of Hassan Nasrallah's death, on the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon, September 27, 2025

IDF kills Iran's Ali Larijani, Basij commander in largest targeted strikes since Khamenei

Basij commander Gholamreza Soleimani and deputy also killed in IDF strikes, officials say 'majority of the Basij leadership was eliminated overnight' • Netanyahu: Larijani was 'boss' of regime

Iranian security chief Ali Larijani takes part in a pro-government rally in Tehran, Iran, March 13, 2026