Ayatollah Ali Khamenei served as the Supreme Leader of Iran for nearly 36 years and six months before being killed in a joint strike by the United States and Israel over the past weekend. Days later, the slain leader’s son, Mojtaba Khamenei, has reportedly been chosen as the new Supreme Leader. What stands out in … Read more
Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei, son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has reportedly been chosen as Iran’s new supreme leader. Daily Mail reported on the development, citing Iranian TV network. It comes after Khamenei was killed in a joint US, Israel strike on his Tehran compound. Mojtaba, son of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (AP) Mojtaba, 56, … Read more
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei had long spoken about martyrdom and the possibility of assassination. When the Israel-US airstrikes came on Saturday morning, killing the 86-year-old cleric at his compound near Pasteur Street in Tehran, Khamenei had chosen to stay overground. Donald Trump claimed he ordered Khamenei’s assassination as the Iran Supreme Leader refused to … Read more
What began as public frustration over stalled nuclear talks ended within hours in a sweeping US military assault that reshaped Iran’s leadership and jolted global markets. Donald Trump gave the go-ahead for ‘Operation Epic Fury’ while on Air Force One. On February 27, President Donald Trump signaled impatience with indirect negotiations with Iran. By mid-afternoon, … Read more
Iranian actor Elnaaz Norouzi has been a vocal critic of the current regime in her home country. The actor made headlines earlier this week after she celebrated the assassination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. In a new interview, the Sacred Games-fame actor has said her opposition is to the regime and not the country as … Read more
A slew of mixed reactions, though not so much grief, flooded social media platforms as videos of Iranian women crying and dancing in joy after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death in the recent US-Israeli strikes went viral. While many Iranian women and youth were ecstatic over Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death, others were shed tears … Read more
President Donald Trump on Sunday announced that the US military was sinking Iran’s Navy, and has already destroyed nine warships. The 79-year-old posted on Truth Social that Americans plan to attack even more vessels. This comes as Tehran began striking several Gulf countries, including the UAE and Bahrain, after its Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, was … Read more
In a statement on X, Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour said his company would pay out positions on “Ali Khamenei out as Supreme Leader?” at the last trading price before his death. Mansour said that Kalshi doesn’t “list markets directly tied to death” and that its rules are designed to “prevent people from profiting from death.” … Read more
Conservative commentator Laura Loomer and columnist Karol Markowicz on Sunday identified the Austin shooting suspect as Ndiaga Diagne. The gunman, who was an American citizen born in Senegal, fatally shot two people and injured 14 others outside Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden just before 2 AM local time along Sixth Street, which is only a few … Read more
The suspect who opened fire in a packed Austin bar was possibly motivated by the US attacks on Iran, The New York Post reported on Sunday, citing sources. At least 14 people were wounded in the attack, and two died. The FBI is reportedly looking at the incident at Buford’s on 6th Street as a … Read more