Mojtaba Khamenei

March 26, 2026 10:05 AM

Iran says it is reviewing a US ceasefire plan but no talks; Trump says Tehran leaders want a deal

U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran was desperate to make a deal to end nearly four weeks of fighting, contradicting the Iranian foreign minister who said his country was reviewing a U.S. proposal but had no intention of holding talks to wind down the conflict. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said while there had been no dialogue or negotiation with the U.S., various messages had been exchanged through intermediaries. "Messages being conveyed through our friendly countries and u...

March 24, 2026 11:58 AM

With top figures dead, who is now running Iran?

Iran's veteran supreme leader and a host of other top figures and Revolutionary Guards commanders have been killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes but the ruling system has maintained its ability to strategise and operate in the war that began on February 28. Born from a 1979 revolution, the Islamic Republic built a complex power structure with layered institutions buttressed by a shared commitment to the survival of the theocratic system rather than relying on a small number of individuals. IS THE...

March 11, 2026 9:28 PM

Trump tells Axios war in Iran will end soon, ‘practically nothing left’ to target

U.S. President Donald Trump told Axios on Wednesday that there's "practically nothing left" to target in Iran and that the war there will end "soon." "Little this and that... Any time I want it to end, it will end," Trump said during a brief phone interview. The conflict began nearly two weeks ago with strikes on Iran by the U.S. and Israel aimed at dismantling Iran's military capabilities and nuclear program. (Reuters)...

March 11, 2026 4:44 PM

Iran fires back at bases and ships despite war’s most intensive strikes

Iran fired at Israel and targets across the Middle East on Wednesday, while at least three ships were hit in the Gulf, demonstrating Tehran can still fight back and disrupt energy supplies despite the most intense U.S.-Israeli strikes yet. Oil prices that shot up earlier this week have eased and stock markets have rebounded, with investors betting for now that U.S. President Donald Trump will find a quick way to end the war he began alongside Israel nearly two weeks ago. But so far there has b...

March 9, 2026 10:49 PM

Iran launches missile and drone strikes on Israel and Gulf states hours after Mojtaba Khamenei named Supreme Leader

Just hours after Mojtaba Khamenei was named Iran’s new supreme leader, Iran launched fresh missile and drone strikes targeting Israel and parts of the Gulf region, escalating tensions across West Asia. Air raid sirens were reported in Israeli cities including Tel Aviv and Haifa, and Israeli authorities said one woman was injured by debris from intercepted projectiles. Several Gulf states including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar reported incoming Iranian missiles...

March 9, 2026 9:18 AM

Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new supreme leader?

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's son Mojtaba was chosen by Iran's Assembly of Experts to succeed his late father as supreme leader, in a sign that hardliners were still firmly in charge. The clerical body named the 56-year-old mid-ranking cleric, who has survived the U.S.-Israeli air war on Iran, as successor more than a week after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in an air strike, Iranian media reported. A member of the council, Ayatollah Mohsen Heidari Alekasir, said in a video on Sunday that a can...

March 9, 2026 9:13 AM

Iran names Khamenei’s hardline son Mojtaba as new supreme leader

Iran on Monday named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father Ali Khamenei as supreme leader, signaling that hardliners remain firmly in charge, as the week-old U.S.-Israeli war with Iran pushed oil above $100 a barrel. Mojtaba, a cleric with influence inside Iran's security forces and vast business networks under his father, had been viewed as a frontrunner in the lead-up to Sunday's vote by the Assembly of Experts, a body of 88 clerics tasked with choosing Ali Khamenei's successor. "By a decis...