Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Tehran, Iran 19 July 2022. Photo: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS/File

Putin says the killing of Khamenei is 'cynical' murder

Khamenei was killed yesterday, aged 86, Iranian state media announced, in air strikes by Israel and the United States.

Ayatollah Alireza Arafi. Photo: Collected

Iran forms interim Leadership Council with Arafi's appointment after Khamenei's killing

People react as they gather at the Enghelab Square, after Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in Israeli and US strikes on Saturday, in Tehran, Iran, 1 March 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Israel says its warplanes hit Tehran again after killing Khamenei but many targets remain

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets with a group of girls in Tehran, Iran, on 3 February 2023. Photo: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS

Iran's Ali Khamenei, who based iron rule on fiery hostility to US and Israel, killed at 86

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a ceremony to mark Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, in Tehran, Iran, July 5, 2025. Photo: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS

Life and leadership of Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian looks on, on the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, US, September 24, 2024. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/File Photo

Iran president, 2 officials to lead transition after Khamenei's death: State TV

Photo: Reuters

New supreme leader to be chosen within one or two days: Iran FM Araghchi

Screengrab from a video in a part of Tehran where people were heard celebrating after reports that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed. 1 March 2026.

Cheers and celebrations heard in parts of Tehran after reports of Khamenei’s death

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a ceremony to mark Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, in Tehran, Iran, July 5, 2025. Photo: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS

Trump and Israel claim Khamenei dead; Iran says supreme leader is 'firmly commanding the field'

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. File Photo: Collected

Ayatollah Khamenei: Why Iran’s supreme leader is the focus of the US-Israel attacks

US President Donald Trump. Photo: Collected

Trump hopeful of Iran deal after Tehran warns of regional war

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. File Photo: Collected

Khamenei confirms thousands of deaths during protests

Photo: AP/UNB

Iran supreme leader says thousands killed during recent protests, blames US