Because Ali Khamenei was killed in a foreign airstrike rather than dying in bed, the succession is unfolding under a different set of rules. Instead of a planned insider handover, Iran now faces a ...

After the largest buildup of warships and aircraft in the Middle East in decades, American and Israeli military forces launched a massive assault on Iran on Feb. 28, 2026. President Donald Trump has ...

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed, Iran's state media confirmed, after the United States and Israel launched the most ambitious attack on Iranian targets in decades. It ...

A U.S. and Israeli strike on Iran that left dozens dead, including the nation’s supreme leader, is drawing sharply divided ...

In Iran’s theocratic system, the Supreme Leader is the most powerful figure in the country. Here is a look at Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's life, beliefs, and policies.