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Explainer: Who is Mojtaba Khamenei and how did he succeed his father?

Iran's ayatollah is at the heart of the complex power-sharing Islamic Republic and has final say over all matters of state. There has been only one other transfer of power in the office, when Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini died at age 86.

Euronews

Starmer’s Iran approach may anger Trump, but it fits with his foreign policy philosophy

Foreign policy doctrines are often forgotten as soon as they are written. Take the November 2025 US National Security Strategy, which told us that “the days in which the Middle East dominated American foreign policy … are thankfully over”.

The Conversation

Israeli spies ‘hacked every traffic camera in Tehran to plot killing of Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’

Israeli intelligence officials said ‘we knew Tehran like we know Jerusalem’

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Ilhan Omar issues cutting remarks to ‘drunk’ Nancy Mace after she posts about Ayatollah killing

The Democratic congresswoman from Minnesota was responding to a post from her MAGA colleague that suggested she may be grieving the death of Iran’s supreme leader

The Independent UK

UK will allow US to use its military bases to destroy Iran missile sites, PM says

Around 300 British personnel were near targets in Bahrain as Sir Keir Starmer warns of wider regional fallout after US-Israel strikes

Evening Standard

Iran missiles fired towards UK military bases in Cyprus, defence minister claims

But the defence secretary John Healey has sparked an international row with both the presidents of the Republic of Cyprus and unrecognised breakaway Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) disputing his claims

The Independent UK

Middle East faces uncertainty after Trump claims Ayatollah killed

The UK Government has not yet commented on reports of the Iranian Supreme Leader’s death.

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Trump warns Ayatollah ‘we will start shooting if you do’ as Iran rocked by another night of protests

US president says he has ‘put Iran on notice’ not to target protesters after demonstrations were held across the country

The Independent UK

Iran state television hacked live on air with image of Ayatollah in flames and crosshair on his head

Footage also shows photos of women who have died in Iran in a month and features a protest hymn

The Independent UK

Exclusive excerpt: 'The Magicians of Mazda' by Ashwin Sanghi

Bestselling Indian author Ashwin Sanghi is back with a new book this month! Titled 'The Magicians of Mazda', the book is a part of his chart-topping 'Bharat Series'. Hailed as Sanghi's "most gripping and provocative novel yet" by publisher HarperCollins India, the book travels backwards-- through the epochs of Islamic…

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