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Khamenei’s successor chosen? Iranian reports point to Mojtaba; IDF warns ‘we won’t hesitate’

Iranian media — both pro- and anti-government — report that the Assembly of Experts has selected Mojtaba Khamenei as the next supreme leader, though no official announcement has been made; the IDF says it would not hesitate to target him

Lior Ben Ari | 03.08.26

ארמון משפחת המלוכה הסמוך לבניין ובו הדירות של חמינאי

‘Serious breach’: Khamenei’s son’s luxury apartments overlook Israeli Embassy in London

The Daily Mail reported that two luxury apartments worth tens of millions of pounds owned by Mojtaba Khamenei sit about 50 meters from the Israeli Embassy in London and overlook the compound, raising security concerns among experts who warn they could serve as a permanent surveillance platform

ynet | 03.08.26

Iran regime shows signs of fractures as war pressure mounts

Rifts surfaced after President Masoud Pezeshkian apologized to Gulf states for attacks, angering hardliners and the Revolutionary Guards, while clerics accelerate efforts to appoint a new supreme leader following Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s killing

Reuters | 03.07.26

מוגת'בא חמינאי בנו של עלי חמינאי שלפי דיווחים מונה ל המנהיג העליון של איראן

Mojtaba Khamenei wounded after surviving assassination attempt at outbreak of war

Development comes as uncertainty continued over the succession process following the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the opening strike of Operation Roaring Lion

Moran Azulay | 03.07.26

Iran assembly to decide on new supreme leader within a day, official says

Among the leading candidates widely discussed by analysts is Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

ynet, News Agencies | 03.07.26

‘Death to America, death to Israel’ chants at NYC Khamenei vigil before brawl erupts in Washington Square Park

Protesters honoring Iran’s slain supreme leader in Manhattan chanted anti-US and anti-Israel slogans before violence broke out when a counter-protester tore down a poster of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, prompting a beating and police intervention

Daniel Edelson, New York, News Agencies | 03.07.26

Marked as Iran’s next leader, now missing: The secretive son of Ali Khamenei

Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran’s eliminated supreme leader who also lost his wife, son and mother in the strike, is seen as a leading successor with backing from the Revolutionary Guards, though an announcement is delayed amid strikes

ynet, News Agencies | 03.07.26

עלי אסגר חיג'אזי יועצו של המנהיג העליון של איראן חמינאי

‘One of Iran's most influential figures’: IDF targets top Khamenei adviser in Tehran strike

Seyyed Ali Asghar Hijazi is considered one of the most influential figures in Khamenei’s inner circle and a key security figure; he was also reportedly seen as a possible successor to the supreme leader

Elisha Ben Kimon, Lior Ben Ari | 03.06.26

צה"ל השמיד את הבונקר התת-קרקעי של עלי חמינאי

Watch: with Khamenei gone, IDF obliterates Iranian supreme leader’s Tehran bunker in massive airstrike

About 50 Israeli fighter jets dropped more than 100 munitions on vast underground command complex beneath Iran’s leadership compound in Tehran, military says

Elisha Ben Kimon | 03.06.26

טהרן איראן אישה בוכה אחרי חיסול עלי חמינאי

Don't leave a power vacuum: Preventing a failed Islamist state after the mullahs

Opinion: As Iran’s regime fractures after Khamenei’s death, the US and Israel face a narrow window to stop the IRGC from seizing full control; Without decisive action, a nuclear-armed failed Islamist state could emerge from the chaos

Amine Ayoub | 03.05.26

Turbaned toilet: Charlie Hebdo mocks Khamenei’s death with provocative cover

Decade after the 2015 terror attack on its newsroom, satirical weekly marks Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's death with provocative cover and cartoons; France braces for possible retaliatory attacks

Tamar Sebok, Paris | 03.04.26

נשיא צרפת עמנואל מקרון בסיס צוללות בריטאני נאום נשק גרעיני דוקטרינה חדשה מגדיל את הארסנל

From Hitler to Tehran: Europe cheered fall of Nazi regime but is restrained over ayatollahs' end

Opinion: The leaders of 1945 saw the elimination of the Nazi regime as a moral victory; Today they view operation in Iran - which has a similar purpose - as a source of concern; The ultimate goal is now avoiding war at all cost, and that is worrying

Gadi Ezra | 03.04.26

Choosing Khameini's son as supreme leader means 'hard-line faction of Revolutionary Guards is in control'

Mojtaba Khamenei is expected to succeed his father as Iran's supreme leader, but there are fears he will become a target for assassination; he has cultivated close ties with the Revolutionary Guards and they pushed for his appointment

ynet | 03.04.26

The end of the Supreme Leader is not the end of the battle

Opinion: The war that Tehran has been waging since Khamenei's assassination proves how entrenched the Iranian regime is; Even if the Supreme Leader's death destabilizes the top ayatollahs, changing the face of the regime could be a much more complex task to accomplish

Dr. Raz Zimmt | 03.04.26

Iranians cheer Khamenei’s killing yet fear war, plead: ‘We live between hope and terror’

As Israeli strikes turn Tehran into a near ghost city, residents describe chaos, sleepless nights and flight from major cities; regime opponents briefly celebrated the supreme leader’s death but now warn they cannot topple the system alone amid escalating conflict

ynet, News Agencies | 03.04.26

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