For nearly four decades, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was the most powerful figure in Iran, holding ultimate political and religious authority. Seen by some as the protector of the Islamic Revolution and by others as a leader who suppressed dissent, his influence shaped Iran and the wider West Asian region. Early …

Iran state media has confirmed the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in joint US-Israeli airstrikes. But can the Islamic Republic survive? Here’s why regime change may not be so simple. Iran state media has declared Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei dead. State-linked media outlets confirmed the death of the …

The latest joint military assault by the United States and Israel on Iran marks a decisive rupture in an already volatile region. What was once a landscape of uneasy deterrence and intermittent negotiation has now been transformed into an active theatre of war, with missiles striking Tehran, retaliatory barrages targeting …