AdvertisementA demonstrator holds a portrait of the Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei during the Al Quds day in London, England, Sunday, March 15, 2026. Mojtaba Khamenei’s wife, brother-in-law and sister-in-law were among other members of his family killed in the strike. However, a newsreader on state television described him as a “janbaz”, a term used for those badly wounded in war, after he was named supreme leader. Iran’s first supreme leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, enjoyed unquestioned authority as the charismatic leader of the revolution and the most learned cleric of his day. Iran’s U.N. mission didn’t respond to questions about the power wielded by the Guards and the new supreme leader.

Source: Huffington Post April 11, 2026 13:40 UTC