Supreme Leader

Supreme Leader

Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, visits Hezbollah's office in Tehran, Iran, October 1, 2024. Photo: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Iran's new supreme leader remains out of sight as nation mourns his father

Mojtaba amassed power under his father as a senior figure closely connected to Iran's security forces and the vast business empire they control.

A woman walks next to a banner with a picture of Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, 8 May 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Supreme Leader says enriched uranium must stay in Iran, Iranian sources say

People ride motorcycles near a billboard featuring an image of Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, amid a ceasefire between US and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, 20 April 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo

Iran's Guards seize wartime power, blunting Supreme Leader's role

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, October 13, 2024. Hamed Jafarnejad/ISNA/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo

Iran's new supreme leader has severe and disfiguring wounds, sources say

US President Donald Trump gestures during the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) annual fundraising dinner in Washington DC. Photo: Reuters

'No, thank you, I don't want it': Trump claims Iran wanted to make him supreme leader

Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: Reuters

Putin congratulates Iran’s new supreme leader, reaffirms support for Tehran

A woman gestures while holding an image of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on the day of an anti-Israeli and U.S. rally, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, 6 March 2026. Photo: Reuters.

Tehran indicates Khamenei's son will be named supreme leader as Israel expands Iran strikes

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers a televised speech in Tehran, Iran March 11, 2021. Official Khamenei Website/Handout via REUTERS

Supreme leader ushers in Iranian new year with message of hope

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a public gathering ahead of the 41st anniversary of the Islamic revolution, in Tehran, Iran February 5, 2020/Reuters

The deal of the century will die before Trump dies: Iran Supreme Leader