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Mojtaba Khamenei
Supreme Leader of Iran from March 2026; IRGC-installed; endorses nuclear MOU with red lines on IAEA access.
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#15410 Jul
OFAC names Khamenei's money man in Dubai
Iran Conflict 2026#1508 Jul
Mentioned in: Ghalibaf says Iran will not fold
Iran Conflict 2026#1486 Jul
A senior cleric blesses Khamenei's coffin
Iran Conflict 2026#1465 Jul
Stayed out of public view for four months since 8 March
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran's new leader wounded, sources say#1474 Jul
Iran names naval chief with no decree
Iran Conflict 2026#1454 Jul
Stayed away from his father's Tehran state funeral
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran's heir skips the funeral for him#1443 Jul
Iran claims 100 nations, confirms two
Iran Conflict 2026#1431 Jul
Mentioned in: Iran's two voices on the talks
Iran Conflict 2026#1421 Jul
Mentioned in: Qom clerics draw Tehran's red line
Iran Conflict 2026#14330 Jun
Katz calls Iran's heir 'a dead man'
Iran Conflict 2026#13825 Jun
Mentioned in: Three inspection claims, no signed paper
Iran Conflict 2026#13723 Jun
Mentioned in: Trump claims inspections; Iran denies it
Iran Conflict 2026#13723 Jun
IRGC media: opacity is the deterrent
Iran Conflict 2026#13623 Jun
Mentioned in: Iran takes oil, refuses the inspectors
Iran Conflict 2026#13319 Jun
Mentioned in: Iran turned Lebanon into a timetable lever
Iran Conflict 2026#13118 Jun
Mentioned in: Tehran threatens to annul Iran deal
Iran Conflict 2026#13218 Jun
Branded full IAEA access and stockpile transfer excessive demands in his 18 June message
Iran Conflict 2026: Deal demands access Khamenei calls excessive#13218 Jun
Issued first written MOU endorsement on 18 June, framing it as tactical and delegating accountability to Pezeshkian
Iran Conflict 2026: Khamenei backs deal, in language of leaving#13017 Jun
Mentioned in: MOU text still secret 24h after sign
Iran Conflict 2026#13016 Jun
Iran hardliners rage but cannot block it
Iran Conflict 2026#12815 Jun
Iran hardliners revolt against the deal
Iran Conflict 2026#12915 Jun
Iran's parliament turns on its signatory
Iran Conflict 2026#12713 Jun
Mentioned in: Iran's right turns on the Hormuz deal
Iran Conflict 2026#12613 Jun
The IRGC has not signed the deal text
Iran Conflict 2026#12512 Jun
Iran's deal-signer cannot be reached at speed
Iran Conflict 2026#12411 Jun
Mentioned in: IRGC declares Hormuz shut, vetoing Iran's own deal
Iran Conflict 2026#12411 Jun
Remained absent from public view since early March with no response to Pakistani mediation letters
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran's deal waits on a leader unseen since March#1196 Jun
Mentioned in: Putin renews HEU offer at SPIEF
Iran Conflict 2026#1236 Jun
Received written messages from Pakistan's civilian and military leadership via Naqvi
Iran Conflict 2026: Pakistan's minister carries dual message to Tehran#1206 Jun
Mentioned in: Iran doubles its price for a deal
Iran Conflict 2026#1174 Jun
Communicated in writing through intermediaries with 3-5 day courier delay
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran sends no nuclear counter to US#1184 Jun
Assessed by Rubio as probably alive but not publicly visible since 8 March
Iran Conflict 2026: US unsure Iran's Supreme Leader is alive#1162 Jun
Mentioned in: Treasury freezes Iran's four crypto exchanges
Iran Conflict 2026#1162 Jun
Rubio sets the US sequence on oath
Iran Conflict 2026#1141 Jun
Mentioned in: Ghalibaf pre-refuses any Iran deal text
Iran Conflict 2026#1141 Jun
Mentioned in: Trump edits Iran MOU but signs nothing
Iran Conflict 2026#1171 Jun
Received resignation letter and issued public warning against actions causing public frustration
Iran Conflict 2026: Pezeshkian cites IRGC takeover in letter#11531 May
Trump's pen demands Iran destroy HEU
Iran Conflict 2026#11229 May
Iran and US publish two different deals
Iran Conflict 2026#11128 May
US sanctions the strait it will reopen
Iran Conflict 2026#11027 May
Issued 21 May directive ordering the HEU stockpile to remain in Iran
Iran Conflict 2026: Trump vetoes Iran's only uranium exit#10926 May
Iran war cabinet home, no deal signed
Iran Conflict 2026#10725 May
Mentioned in: Sharif, Munir and Xi meet in Beijing
Iran Conflict 2026#10724 May
Mentioned in: Iran defers nuclear talks to phase two
Iran Conflict 2026#10522 May
Issued the uranium-stay directive that traders read as a no-path outcome, triggering Brent repricing on 22 May
Iran Conflict 2026: Brent reprices around Khamenei's uranium directive#10521 May
Issued directive ordering 60%-enriched uranium stockpile to remain inside Iran
Iran Conflict 2026: Khamenei orders the uranium to stay#10218 May
Granted supreme-leader approval for Ghalibaf's China envoy designation
Iran Conflict 2026: Speaker Ghalibaf made Iran's China envoy#10017 May
Mentioned in: Tasnim corroborates €50m Majlis bounty bill on Trump
Iran Conflict 2026#9814 May
Issued new and decisive directives for military operations via IRIB; has not appeared publicly since 28 February
Iran Conflict 2026: Mojtaba's first named directives via IRIB#9310 May
Mentioned in: Iran hits Doha tanker as Qatar PM meets Rubio
Iran Conflict 2026#9410 May
Mentioned in: Iran's 10-point reply, Trump's 14-second rejection
Iran Conflict 2026#939 May
Mokhber calls Hormuz an atomic-bomb equivalent
Iran Conflict 2026#895 May
Mentioned in: Iran names a Hormuz toll authority
Iran Conflict 2026#894 May
Mentioned in: Truxtun and Mason run the gauntlet
Iran Conflict 2026#872 May
Provided the written 'new management' framework the law codifies
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran's Majlis ratifies 12-article Hormuz sovereignty law#1032 May
Signed Ghalibaf's appointment alongside Pezeshkian, providing cross-factional legitimacy
Iran Conflict 2026: MOFCOM No. 21 mirrors OFAC's blind spots#861 May
Restated that foreign forces have no place in the Persian Gulf except the depths of its waters
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran's fourth ceasefire text on 1 May#861 May
Mentioned in: OFAC issues GL-W on same Friday
Iran Conflict 2026#8430 Apr
Mentioned in: Hengaw logs Tabriz hanging, two more
Iran Conflict 2026#8530 Apr
Issued a written statement asserting Iran's sovereign governance of the Strait of Hormuz and threatening foreign forces
Iran Conflict 2026: Khamenei claims 'new management' of Hormuz#8227 Apr
Mentioned in: Iran offers Hormuz first; US rejects
Iran Conflict 2026#7823 Apr
Shifted from audio-call governance to handwritten courier chain following three leg surgeries and facial burns
Iran Conflict 2026: Khamenei rules Iran by handwritten courier#7823 Apr
Mentioned in: Trump extends Lebanon ceasefire three weeks
Iran Conflict 2026#7722 Apr
Mentioned in: IRGC boards three ships inside Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#7722 Apr
Mentioned in: Vahidi's IRGC writes the diplomatic track
Iran Conflict 2026#7621 Apr
Mentioned in: Three Iranian principals, three incompatible lines
Iran Conflict 2026#7419 Apr
Baqaei rejects uranium handover on sacred ground
Iran Conflict 2026#7418 Apr
Mentioned in: Four states write Hormuz rules without Washington
Iran Conflict 2026#7417 Apr
Mentioned in: IMO invokes UNCLOS on Hormuz transit tolls
Iran Conflict 2026#7217 Apr
Mentioned in: Iran blackout sets 49-day world record
Iran Conflict 2026#7217 Apr
Mentioned in: Iran MP ties extension to Hormuz control
Iran Conflict 2026#7217 Apr
Mentioned in: Trump uranium claim denied same day
Iran Conflict 2026#7116 Apr
Munir extracts Iran's first nuclear monitoring concession
Iran Conflict 2026#7116 Apr
Iran narrows enrichment gap to 3-5 years
Iran Conflict 2026#7415 Apr
Mentioned in: Pakistani F-16s reinforce Saudi airspace mid-war
Iran Conflict 2026#7015 Apr
Issued written statement declaring nuclear weapons non-negotiable
Iran Conflict 2026: Enrichment talks haggle over ruined kit#6914 Apr
Issued written statement declaring nuclear weapons 'a matter of life and not a matter for negotiation'
Iran Conflict 2026: Peskov reopens uranium off-ramp to Iran#6814 Apr
Issued written statement declaring nuclear weapons non-negotiable, delivered via state media without in-person appearance
Iran Conflict 2026: Mojtaba hardens nuclear line, capability gone#6713 Apr
depicted in AI-generated state TV footage surveying Dimona map with no audio
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran airs AI Khamenei footage confirming gap#6811 Apr
Reuters: Mojtaba injured but mentally clear
Iran Conflict 2026#7411 Apr
Khamenei recovering, governing by audio conference
Iran Conflict 2026#6510 Apr
Ghalibaf names three ceasefire breaches
Iran Conflict 2026#6410 Apr
Tehran Streets Celebrate as US Defeated
Iran Conflict 2026#7411 Apr
#669 Apr
Khamenei reported unconscious by US and Israeli intelligence
Iran Conflict 2026#628 Apr
Iran's SNSC frames pause as crushing American defeat
Iran Conflict 2026#628 Apr
Khamenei returns from 34-day silence to authorise pause
Iran Conflict 2026#616 Apr
Khademi killed and the IRGC's gatekeeper falls
Iran Conflict 2026#606 Apr
Mentioned in: Pakistan Brokers First Ceasefire Framework of the War
Iran Conflict 2026#595 Apr
IRGC Blocks Pezeshkian as He Warns of Collapse
Iran Conflict 2026#584 Apr
IRGC council locks out Iran's president
Iran Conflict 2026#541 Apr
Trump declares war won, orders pullout
Iran Conflict 2026#551 Apr
IRGC Military Council Captures Iranian State
Iran Conflict 2026#5331 Mar
Khamenei absent 32 days — longest ever
Iran Conflict 2026#5431 Mar
Khamenei dubbed 'disabled veteran' on TV
Iran Conflict 2026#5230 Mar
Khamenei invisible for 17 days
Iran Conflict 2026#4623 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran studies US terms, denies any talks
Iran Conflict 2026#4623 Mar
Mentioned in: IRGC turns on absent aerospace commander
Iran Conflict 2026#4522 Mar
IRGC controls Khamenei, sources say
Iran Conflict 2026#4622 Mar
Mentioned in: Pakistan relays Trump's terms to Tehran
Iran Conflict 2026#4622 Mar
Mentioned in: Israel kills two senior IRGC commanders
Iran Conflict 2026#4521 Mar
Mentioned in: IRGC fires 70th wave, commanders falling
Iran Conflict 2026#4320 Mar
Mentioned in: Al-Aqsa sealed for Eid; first since 1967
Iran Conflict 2026#4420 Mar
CIA and Mossad hunt for Khamenei
Iran Conflict 2026#4319 Mar
Issued first substantive public statement
Iran Conflict 2026: Khamenei claims victory by proxy#4219 Mar
Failed to deliver Nowruz address, breaking 45-year Supreme Leader precedent
Iran Conflict 2026: No Nowruz address from Supreme Leader#4117 Mar
Led Iran as third senior official in 48 hours was killed by Israeli strike
Iran Conflict 2026: Israel kills intelligence chief Khatib#4016 Mar
Named publicly as an IDF kill target by military spokesman on camera
Iran Conflict 2026: IDF names Mojtaba Khamenei as target#4016 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump rejects every Pentagon off-ramp
Iran Conflict 2026#4016 Mar
Became subject of Israeli blanket pre-authorised kill order
Iran Conflict 2026: Netanyahu grants blanket kill authority#4016 Mar
Leaked tape: Khamenei wife, son killed
Iran Conflict 2026#3815 Mar
Provided no proof of life for eight days; Trump speculated on injuries
Iran Conflict 2026: Eight days, no proof of life for Mojtaba#3715 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran FM: we never asked for a ceasefire
Iran Conflict 2026#4014 Mar
Mentioned in: Israel destroys Khamenei jet in Tehran
Iran Conflict 2026#3514 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump: regime change a very big hurdle
Iran Conflict 2026#3413 Mar
Reported wounded and disfigured by Pentagon based on absence of visibility
Iran Conflict 2026: Pentagon: Mojtaba wounded, disfigured#3311 Mar
Survived as Netanyahu publicly doubted ability to eliminate him
Iran Conflict 2026: Netanyahu concedes doubt on victory#3311 Mar
Issued first statement via proxy reader; refused to appear on camera
Iran Conflict 2026: Mojtaba speaks via proxy, unseen#3311 Mar
Mentioned in: Pezeshkian offers peace; Khamenei won't
Iran Conflict 2026#318 Mar
Received Chinese diplomatic protection and legitimacy endorsement
Iran Conflict 2026: Beijing shields Iran's new leader#318 Mar
Mentioned in: Israel brands Mojtaba a tyrant
Iran Conflict 2026#318 Mar
Consolidated hold on power via IRGC loyalty and Russian-Chinese backing
Iran Conflict 2026: Mojtaba holds via IRGC, Russia, China#318 Mar
IRGC adopts one-tonne minimum warhead
Iran Conflict 2026#318 Mar
Authorised first Iranian missile wave, targeting Ben Gurion Airport
Iran Conflict 2026: Mojtaba's first strike at Ben Gurion#318 Mar
Mentioned in: IRGC Aerospace HQ struck in Tehran
Iran Conflict 2026#318 Mar
Held power as Trump publicly declared the US had already won
Iran Conflict 2026: Trump calls war 'a little excursion'#318 Mar
Received Putin's pledge of unwavering Russian support after appointment
Iran Conflict 2026: Putin pledges unwavering Tehran support#307 Mar
Appointed despite eight Assembly members boycotting the vote in protest
Iran Conflict 2026: Eight Assembly members boycott vote#307 Mar
Received IRGC pledge of complete obedience within hours of appointment
Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC pledges loyalty to Mojtaba Khamenei#307 Mar
Appointed Supreme Leader in Iran's first dynastic succession under IRGC pressure
Iran Conflict 2026: Mojtaba Khamenei named Supreme Leader#297 Mar
Confirmed as successor by majority Assembly consensus ahead of formal vote
Iran Conflict 2026: Assembly confirms Mojtaba Khamenei#236 Mar
Led Iran as father's state funeral was postponed indefinitely for security
Iran Conflict 2026: Khamenei funeral postponed indefinitely#246 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump demands Iran's surrender
Iran Conflict 2026#236 Mar
Dismissed by Trump as 'unacceptable' and a 'lightweight' before formal appointment
Iran Conflict 2026: Mojtaba Khamenei called 'unacceptable'#236 Mar
Mentioned in: Egypt, Turkey, Oman launch mediation
Iran Conflict 2026#225 Mar
Assembly schedules vote for Mojtaba
Iran Conflict 2026#225 Mar
Faced boycott threat from eight clerics citing IRGC pressure on succession
Iran Conflict 2026: Eight clerics to boycott succession vote#225 Mar
Mentioned in: Reza Pahlavi: new leader an accomplice
Iran Conflict 2026#215 Mar
Mojtaba Khamenei announcement delayed
Iran Conflict 2026#215 Mar
Inherited command as IRGC Ground Forces chief killed on opening day
Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC Ground Forces chief killed on Day 1#204 Mar
Led government whose officials publicly rejected all US negotiations
Iran Conflict 2026: Mokhber: Iran will not negotiate with US#174 Mar
Lost wife and sister in opening strikes on the Khamenei compound
Iran Conflict 2026: New Supreme Leader's wife killed Feb 28#174 Mar
Confirmed Supreme Leader overnight without required theological credentials
Iran Conflict 2026: Mojtaba Khamenei named Supreme Leader#184 Mar
Governed as Larijani became first official to publicly reject US talks
Iran Conflict 2026: Larijani: Iran will not talk to the US#31 Mar
Became heir apparent as father Ali Khamenei was killed by Israeli airstrike
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran confirms Khamenei killed by Israel#228 Feb
Mentioned in: Khamenei status unknown for hours
Iran Conflict 2026#228 Feb