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What Iranian Dissidents Can Learn About Regime Change From the Mistakes of 1979

A regretful rebel talks about what he learned from his participation in Iran’s Islamic revolution.

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Khamenei Buried Amid Mounting US-Iran Military Tensions as Region Braces for Next Move

Millions gathered in Tehran for Ayatollah Khamenei's funeral, marking the end of an era amid escalating tensions with the US, raising concerns about regional stability and future leadership.

International Business Times UK

How Iran used Ali Khamenei’s funeral as a political and diplomatic tool

Ali Khamenei, who served as Iran’s supreme leader until his assassination in a US-Israeli operation in February 2026, was finally laid to rest on July 9. His burial brings a week of public mourning ceremonies and processions to an end, and comes as hostilities between the US and Iran are…

The Conversation

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From menacing threats to comical misnomers: Donald Trump’s unlikely tale of love and darkness at Nato

US president veers from praising the alliance to threatening Iran and confusing world leaders’ names

The Guardian - US

Khamenei funeral procession draws massive crowds of mourners to Tehran's streets

The funeral procession for Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei set out Monday morning through the streets of Tehran, according to state television, on the third day of a state funeral intended by the Iranian government to be a show of strength and unity.

France 24

Iran begins dayslong funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in war

Iran has begun a dayslong funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, months after an airstrike killed him at the start of the war

The Independent UK

131 days, 4 coffins, 6 days: Full itinerary of slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

Months after Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed at the start of the war involving Iran, the United States and Israel, the country is preparing for a dayslong funeral that will take his body across major religious and political centres in Iran and neighbouring Iraq before his final…

The Times of India

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Khamenei's body in cold storage since February: Why Iran fears another funeral disaster as former Supreme Leader awaits burial

Iran is meticulously planning Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's funeral to prevent the deadly crowd surges that marred previous burials. Lessons learned from the chaotic funerals of Ayatollah Khomeini and General Qasem Soleimani are shaping extensive security measures, including potential helicopter deployment and cross-border coordination with Iraq. The aim is to ensure…

The Times of India

AP Was There: Millions of mourners attended funeral of Iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini

On June 6, 1989, millions of Iranians turned out in the streets to bury Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who had led the 1979 Islamic Revolution

The Independent UK

Funeral for slain Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei set for July, as a deal to end the war nears

Iran's state-run news agency says funeral processions for former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei are set for July

The Independent UK

Iran dragged out the 1979 hostage crisis to humiliate the US. It may try to do the same to Trump now

The weekend exchange of strikes between Iran and Israel has put US President Donald Trump under even more domestic and international pressure to end the unpopular war he launched with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu more than three months ago.

The Conversation

‘No fear of roaring lions’: Iran has a long history of standing firm against outside aggressors

US President Donald Trump’s threats against Iran since the war began have targeted not just the country’s military capabilities, but its entire civilisation.

The Conversation

Nowruz 2026: The Persian New Year festival that survived invasions, outlasted ayatollahs and arrives again

Nowruz, the ancient Persian festival celebrating the vernal equinox, arrives on March 20, 2026, amidst geopolitical turmoil. Despite historical attempts to suppress it, from Arab conquests to the Islamic Republic, the festival endures, symbolizing resilience and cultural identity. Families worldwide observe its traditions, a testament to its deep roots and…

The Times of India

Iran’s new supreme leader is a figure of mystery, but the symbolism is clear: the regime fights on

Mojtaba Khamenei is a surprise appointment, but his accession is above all a statement of defiance, says Sina Toossi of the Center for International Policy

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Who – or what – will replace Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei

Leadership transitions in dictatorships can signal upheaval – for better or worse – and in Iran that moment has now arrived. The death of the supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, in a US airstrike on Tehran on February 28 marks the most consequential rupture in the Islamic Republic’s political system since…

Radio France Internationale

The French village where Ayatollah Khomeini fomented Iran's revolution

It has been nearly 50 years since the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini recorded speeches calling for an Islamic revolution from a country home in an affluent village west of Paris. But the inhabitants of Neauphle-le-Chateau have still not got over their famous guest, as the US-Israeli war against Iran puts the…

The Conversation

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s killing plays into Shiite Islam’s reverence for martyrs, but not for all Iranians

The day Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed, the Iranian government called for 40 days of public mourning in line with Shiite tradition. It also praised the supreme leader for his martyrdom – a concept considered sacred and significant in the Islamic Republic and Shiite Islam.

The Guardian - AU

Iranian Australian community criticises mosques who mourned Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death

A small number of Shia mosques and Islamic centres hosted vigils for Iran’s supreme leader who was killed in US missile strikes on Sunday

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Ali Khamenei's voyage: from boy cleric to Iran's man with the final word

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei built Iran into a powerful force that spread its military influence across the Middle East during a 36-year reign as supreme leader that ended under a barrage of bombs on Saturday.

The Guardian - UK

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei obituary

Supreme leader of Iran who maintained theocratic rule at home and an anti-western axis of resistance in the Middle East

International Business Times

(VIDEO) 10 Key Facts About Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: Iran's Supreme Leader Amid Conflicting Reports of Death

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader since 1989, has been at the center of global attention following conflicting reports of his death in joint U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on February 28, 2026.

The Conversation

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ruled Iran with defiance and brutality for 36 years. For many Iranians, he will not be revered

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader for 36 years, has been killed in US and Israeli airstrikes on his country, Iranian state media reported.

The Guardian - US

The rise and fall of Iran’s ruthless and pragmatic Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

The radical cleric took over as supreme leader in 1989 and is likely to be replaced by hardline figures

The Conversation

How Iran’s current unrest can be traced back to the 1979 revolution

The recent unrest in Iran, with the third mass protests in the past six years, has left the theocratic regime wounded but not out.

The Guardian - UK

Why is Iran’s nuclear programme so essential to its identity?

Why does a country with large oil reserves feel such a need to have home-grown civil nuclear energy?

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