Khamenei’s trusted insider Ali Larijani steps into spotlight as Tehran reels from supreme leader’s death

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei had appointed him chief advisor mere days before his own death at the hands of the United States and Israel. Veteran Iranian politician Ali Larijani has re-emerged as one of the most influential figures within Iran’s security establishment following the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in recent air…

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Is Khamenei alive? Trump claims killing, Iran denies as conflicting narratives deepen leadership crisis

Uncertainty surrounding the fate of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei intensified on Saturday after President Donald Trump declared that the cleric had been killed in a joint United States–Israeli military operation, while Iranian officials and state-linked media forcefully rejected the claim, describing it as psychological warfare. The competing narratives — one asserting a decisive…

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