Ali Khamenei
cleric and former Supreme Leader of Iran from 1989 to 2026 (1939–2026)
Photo: Khamenei.ir, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- Oct 8
Putin pledges Russian help to end Iran war at Turkmenistan talks with Pezeshkian
Vladimir Putin told Masoud Pezeshkian on Thursday 8 October that Russia is ready to do everything possible to help resolve the conflict with the United States and Israel. The talks took place in Avaza, Turkmenistan, on the sidelines of a Commonwealth of Independent States summit.
- Oct 7
JD Vance demands Iran cut 60% uranium enrichment to end seven-month war
US Vice President JD Vance said Washington requires concrete cuts to Iran's 60% uranium enrichment capacity to end the seven-month conflict, citing uncertainty over leadership in Tehran.
- Sep 24
Iran threatens to expand war to Indian Ocean and disrupt regional airports if US attacks
A senior advisor to Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned that military operations could reach Diego Garcia, while security officials threatened neighboring airports over aviation sanctions.
- Aug 31
US and Iran trade strikes across Gulf after deadly Kuhestak wedding bombing
American forces struck military targets across southern Iran, hitting a wedding ceremony in Kuhestak, prompting Iranian missile barrages against US bases across the Gulf.
- Aug 30
Iran's Mojtaba Khamenei urges Gulf nations to unite against US and Israel
In a written message marking Islamic Unity Week six months into the war, Iran's supreme leader called on neighboring Gulf monarchies to form a united front against the United States and Israel.
- Aug 24
Iranian state television airs threat against Barron Trump and offers 10 million dollar bounty
Iranian state broadcaster IRIB TV3 aired an AI-generated video offering 10 million dollars for information on 20-year-old Barron Trump, prompting a US Secret Service investigation.
- Aug 21
US inflation accelerates in August as diesel tops $6 and rate hike expectations rise
August consumer price figures and diesel prices exceeding $6 per gallon have solidified expectations for a Federal Reserve rate increase next week, while businesses across the food and retail supply chains report mounting transport costs.
- Aug 19
Iran considers strikes on US military sites in southeastern Europe, prompting NATO warning
Iranian officials have reviewed plans to target US military facilities in Bulgaria and Cyprus if Washington escalates the conflict, triggering heightened security at the Bezmer air base and a formal defense warning from NATO.
- Aug 16
Iran-US 60-day ceasefire expires as Tehran offers $30,000 bounty for killing or capturing American soldiers
A 60-day ceasefire between Iran and the United States expired on August 17 as Tehran placed a $30,000 bounty on American soldiers and President Trump threatened to declare the Strait of Hormuz as US territory.
- Aug 11
Trump secretly switched planes in Turkey after Israeli warning of Iranian missile threat
President Donald Trump was secretly moved from Air Force One to a smaller military jet via a catering truck on July 8 after Israel warned of an Iranian missile threat during the NATO summit in Ankara, while the CIA reportedly doubted the intelligence.
- Aug 10
Iran raises demands for reopening Strait of Hormuz as Trump opts for economic pressure
Iran's Revolutionary Guards insist the Strait of Hormuz stays closed until Washington accepts all their conditions, including lifting sanctions and withdrawing US troops, while Trump says he is watching Iran's economic collapse.
- Aug 7
IranWire reports Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in critical condition, possibly near death
Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has not met any government member since the February 28 US attack that killed his father, and two sources tell IranWire he may be dying.
- Aug 6
Iranian president says contact with unseen supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is 'very difficult'
President Masoud Pezeshkian said communication with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not appeared in public since his March appointment, is 'very difficult at the moment,' while defending him against speculation over his absence.
- Jul 25
Trump enters 'revenge mode' as Iran threatens US soldiers and a London coalition meeting on Hormuz looms
Frustrated by stalled negotiations, President Trump is weighing military escalation while Tehran warns it will kill one American soldier for every Iranian killed. Behind the scenes, Oman is mediating on Hormuz and the US and UK plan a London conference on an international coalition.
- Jul 21
Houthis announce Red Sea blockade of Saudi ships after Sanaa airport strike, raising oil transit fears
Yemen's Houthi rebels say they are closing the Bab al-Mandab strait to Saudi vessels, a week after the most significant escalation since a 2022 truce, as the Saudi-backed government confirms striking Sanaa airport to block an Iranian plane.
- Jul 19
Iran's hardliners accuse Pezeshkian of 'soft coup' as Khamenei funeral exposes regime's internal war
Hardline factions within Iran's regime openly accuse President Pezeshkian and his negotiators of a 'soft coup' after they signed a ceasefire with Washington, while the new supreme leader remains absent from public view.
- Jul 14
Houthis strike Saudi airport with missiles and drones after Yemeni government attacks Sanaa runway to block Iranian flight
Yemen's Houthi rebels launched ballistic missiles and drones at Abha International Airport in southern Saudi Arabia on Monday, hours after the internationally recognised Yemeni government struck Sanaa airport's runway to prevent an Iranian aircraft carrying a Houthi delegation from landing.
- Jul 13
Mossad recruited Holocaust denier Ahmadinejad in secret plot to lead post-war Iran, NYT and Haaretz reveal
Israel ran a multi-year intelligence operation to recruit former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a vocal anti-Semite, as the figurehead of a post-war regime in Tehran. The plan included secret meetings in Guatemala and Hungary and an extraction mission during the 28 February airstrikes, before unravelling when the IRGC took him into custody.
- Jul 13
Iran's new supreme leader vows 'inevitable revenge' as Tehran newspaper publishes hit list of 13 world leaders
The ultraconservative Tehran daily Hamshahri published an infographic naming 13 world leaders it says must 'pay' for the killing of former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, hours after his son and successor Mojtaba Khamenei declared revenge 'inevitable.'
- Jul 12
Iran's new supreme leader vows revenge, newspaper blacklists Meloni, Trump and Netanyahu
Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei declared revenge for his father's death a national duty. A Tehran newspaper published AI-generated mugshots of 13 Western officials in orange prison uniforms, including Italian premier Giorgia Meloni.
