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Face Burnt, Multiple Surgeries: Mojtaba Khamenei's Health Update Reveals Shocking New Details

Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, faces severe injuries affecting governance, with IRGC generals taking on more decision-making roles amid his recovery.

International Business Times UK

Brent Crude Tops $105 As Strait Of Hormuz Remains Closed, Negotiations At a Standstill

The price of Brent crude oil continued to rise on Thursday as the Strait of Hormuz remains closed and negotiations between the U.S. and Iran is still deadlocked.

International Business Times

Trump Says He Has 'All The Time In The World' To Make a Deal With Iran, Which Doesn't

President Donald Trump said he has "all the time in the world" to make a deal with Iran and end the war, but Tehran is not in that same position because the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is choking its finances.

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Some Israeli, U.S. Officials Reportedly Believe Mojtaba Khamenei Is Not Ruling Iran

Some officials in Israel and the U.S. believe that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is not ruling Iran, with control being exerted by the revolutionary guard, according to a new report.

International Business Times

Trump may talk of regime infighting, but Iran seems united by strategy born of war

Tensions around US negotiations may reflect mistake of assassinating more pragmatic and experienced figures

The Guardian - UK

Trump claims US has total control over strait of Hormuz after Iran seizes two container ships

US president says Tehran hobbled by infighting as Pentagon reportedly briefs mine clearance may take six months

The Guardian - UK

Mojtaba Khamenei missing in action. Is that why Iran regime is surviving?

At first glance, the continued absence of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, looks like a sign of deep instability. In most political systems—especially one as centralized as Iran’s—the disappearance of the top authority would trigger chaos.

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Iran's Revolutionary Guards tighten grip on power as civilian leadership sidelined

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has evolved from a theocratic wartime force into a dominant military-economic power. Over decades, it expanded regionally, reshaped Iran’s internal balance of power, now standing at the centre of a shifting political structure amid leadership changes and consolidation.

Euronews

Trump gives Iran days to end power struggle, return to peace talks

The supreme leader is silent. IRGC generals and Iran's civilian negotiators are openly at odds.

Axios

Trump extends Iran ceasefire, citing "fractured" Iranian government

The ceasefire will last "until such time as their proposal is submitted," Trump said.

Axios

Iran's military cuts off Khamenei from own govt, tightens grip over state functions - Report

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has reportedly assumed control over key state functions, sidelining President Masoud Pezeshkian and pushing him into a "complete political deadlock" as the military tightens its grip on the country's core centres of power, according to multiple reports. The IRGC has blocked presidential appointments and…

The Times of India

Who is calling the shots in Iran?

Following the last round of talks between the United States and Iran in Islamabad, Iran’s foreign minister and negotiator Abbas Araghchi declared in a post on X on April 17 that the Strait of Hormuz was “completely open”. This came after he also signalled that his government could be flexible…

The Conversation

$Is Trump right about Iran’s ‘seriously fractured’ leadership holding up a peace deal?$

Is Trump right about Iran’s ‘seriously fractured’ leadership holding up a peace deal?

IN DEPTH: Divisions within Tehran’s leadership are becoming more apparent as analysts tell Maira Butt that the political vacuum left by US-Israeli assassinations has enabled more nationalist elements to thrive

The Independent UK

AI Pro-Trump Propaganda Is Generating Billions of Impressions While Real War Reporting Gets Buried, New Research Warns

AI-generated content from the United States and Iran is shaping public perception of the conflict and overshadowing reporting on civilian and military impacts.

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The Times of India

Slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei yet to be buried. Are Iranian officials too 'afraid' to do so?

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's burial remains uncertain over a month after his death, with officials citing security concerns and an "unprecedented turnout" expectation. A joint US-Israeli airstrike on February 28 escalated into broader conflict, delaying the planned state funeral. Concerns include potential Israeli strikes and nationalist counter-rallies, with Mashhad…

The Independent UK

Iran’s supreme leader warns of ‘new bitter defeats’ for US and Israel

Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has said Iran's navy is ready to inflict "new bitter defeats" on the US and Israel.

International Business Times UK

Did Mojtaba Khamenei Lose a Leg? Iran's New Supreme Leader Faces 'Disfiguring' Injuries but Remains 'Mentally Sharp'

Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, reportedly lost a leg and suffered facial injuries in the strike that killed his father, fueling doubts over who truly holds power in Tehran.

International Business Times

Mojtaba Khamenei Reportedly Recovering From Severe Face And Leg Wounds From U.S.-Israeli Attacks

Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is recovering from severe facial and leg injuries sustained during that U.S.-Israeli airstrikes that began de war on February 28, according to a new report.

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The Guardian - UK

‘Abhorrent’: the inside story of the Polymarket gamblers betting millions on war

A Guardian investigation reveals how the prediction market can shape news – and how it rules on ‘the truth’

The Times of India

Disfigured but mentally alert? Iran supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei injured severely - report

Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is recovering from severe and disfiguring injuries sustained in the airstrike that killed his father at the outset of the ongoing war, according to multiple accounts, even as conflicting reports continue to cast doubt over his condition and ability to govern.

The Times of India

Iran's new regime more hardline, under military control: Israel's big warning ahead of truce talks

Israel's IDF warns of a more extreme Iranian leadership under Mojtaba Khamenei, following the death of Ayatollah Khamenei and a joint US-Israeli offensive. Peace talks are set to begin in Islamabad amidst ongoing conflict in Lebanon and the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

The Guardian - US

’He’s mentally unstable’: Iranian American in Congress condemns Trump’s war and pushes for his removal

Democratic representative Yassamin Ansari says the war has only more deeply entrenched the Iranian regime

The Independent UK

Iranian leader vows to ‘take revenge’ for father’s death in US-Israeli strikes

Iran's supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has vowed to “take revenge” for those killed in the country's war with the United States, including his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Mr Khamenei said that Iran would seek compensation for all inflicted damage, blood money for martyrs, and compensation for the wounded. The 56-year-old…

The Times of India

'Will advance management of Strait of Hormuz to new stage': Iran's Mojatba Khamenei flags shift amid fragile truce with US-Israel

Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has vowed to escalate control over the Strait of Hormuz, signaling a tougher stance amid a strained ceasefire with the US and Israel. He declared Iran would seek compensation for wartime losses and warned aggressors would not go unpunished. Khamenei also claimed victory in…

Axios

Strait of Hormuz remains all but closed, Trump demands Iran stop tolls

The normal functioning of the strait is vital to the global economy.

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