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ALI KHAMENEI

Mourners attend a funeral procession for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on Feb. 28 in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes, in Qom, Iran, on July 7.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 13, 2026
Ali Khamenei was a monster. The U.S. made him a martyr.
For IRGC commander Ahmad Vahidi and other regime leaders, this funeral was probably more important than their 60-day negotiations with the U.S.
The coffins of slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his family members are pictured at the Grand Mosalla at the start of the funeral ceremonies in Tehran on Saturday.
WORLD
Jul 5, 2026
Three sons of Iran¡¯s slain leader Khamenei appear at funeral, not his successor
There has still been no public sighting or image released of Mojtaba, said ?to have been injured in the ?attack that killed his father and the other family members on Feb. 28.
Women gather on the day of a public farewell ceremony to pay their respects to late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on Feb. 28 in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes, at the Grand Mosalla in Tehran on Saturday.
WORLD
Jul 4, 2026
Huge crowds gather as funeral ceremonies for Iranian supreme leader Khamenei begin
Iranian authorities say they anticipate between 15 million and 20 million participants in Tehran alone over the next three days.
Russia¡¯s slow, costly gains in Ukraine highlight the limits of its military power, especially when contrasted with the speed and effectiveness of recent U.S. and Israeli operations in Iran.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 29, 2026
Putin¡¯s misguided war on Ukraine reveals epic impotence
In 2025 alone, Russia lost more than 400,000 soldiers, killed or wounded, while capturing less than 1% of Ukrainian territory.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset on the day of Trump's address in Jerusalem last October
WORLD
Mar 24, 2026
Trump OK¡¯d Iran operation after Netanyahu argued for joint killing of Khamenei, sources say
The Israeli leader argued there might never be a better chance to kill the Iranian supreme leader and avenge previous efforts to assassinate Donald Trump.
U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran will likely reinforce Kim Jong Un¡¯s belief that nuclear weapons guarantee regime survival.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 12, 2026
U.S. strikes on Iran will only harden North Korea¡¯s nuclear resolve
Kim¡¯s lesson from the Iran strikes will be simple: Autocrats without nuclear weapons are sitting ducks, while states who develop them them have protection.
A comparison with Japan in 1944 suggests Iran will resist fiercely and try to prolong the war to preserve its Islamic regime.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 12, 2026
Today¡¯s Iran is like Japan in 1944
Iran, like Imperial Japan, is mounting what could be called fanatical and tenacious resistance against overwhelmingly powerful U.S. military attacks.
Donald Trump is greeted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before the U.S. president addresses the Knesset in late October. Trump and Netanyahu¡¯s war in Iran is struggling for moral legitimacy.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 10, 2026
When is an illegal conflict morally defensible?
Though historical examples of legitimacy trumping legality in previous wars are few and far between, they do exist.
Mojtaba Khamenei is the son of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei who has been appointed as the new head of the Islamic Republic.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 9, 2026
Mojtaba Khamenei: Son and successor to Iran¡¯s supreme leader
The 56-year-old had no official post during his father¡¯s rule, but was speculated to be acting behind the scenes to pull strings at the heart of power in Iran.
Iran's Assembly of Experts announced Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the country's new supreme leader on March 8, 2026.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 9, 2026
Iran names Khamenei¡¯s hard-line son Mojtaba as new supreme leader
The position gives Mojtaba the final say in all matters of state in the Islamic Republic.
Mojtaba Khamenei, one of the children of Iran¡¯s slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is seated second from the left in this October 2024 photo. He has been touted as a possible successor to his father after he was slain on Feb. 28 during Israeli and U.S. airstrikes.
WORLD
Mar 8, 2026
Iran body selecting supreme leader reaches decision, but name not announced
Mojtaba Khamenei has been touted as a possible successor to his father, who became supreme leader in 1989.
Mourners gather at a rally in Tehran on Sunday to commemorate Iran¡¯s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a day after he was killed in coordinated U.S. and Israeli airstrikes.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 6, 2026
Iran¡¯s Ayatollah Khamenei and his deadly legacy
Khamenei¡¯s authority rested on religious legitimacy, military loyalty and economic control, all embedded in a constitutional system that concentrated power.
Somayyeh Mehri speaks in an interview on Monday in Tokyo. The psychological weight of watching events unfold from Japan is gut-wrenching for Mehri.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Society
Mar 3, 2026
¡®My hope has fear inside it¡¯: Iranians in Japan react to attacks back home
Following U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran, Iranians living in Japan say they are feeling a mixture of relief, hope and fear as they try to contact their loved ones back home.
The U.S. attacks on Iran contradict Washington¡¯s stated strategic priorities, risk draining resources from the Indo-Pacific focus on China and expose the persistent dilemma of Middle East entanglements.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 3, 2026
The Middle East ensnares another U.S. president
Trump¡¯s attack on Iran undermines the credibility of objections to Chinese aggression.
Smoke rises after an explosion in Tehran on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 3, 2026
Iranians evade internet blackout to share images of airstrikes
Photos are being shared over social media and Telegram, while digital activists map the strikes in real time to help keep citizens informed and safe.
Ali Larijani, former chair of the parliament of Iran, speaks at a news conference in Tehran on May 31, 2024. Larijani has held senior jobs throughout a career marked by loyalty to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and a reputation for pragmatic relations with the system's often-rival factions.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 2, 2026
In Khamenei¡¯s absence, pragmatist Larijani emerges as power broker in Iran
Veteran Iranian politician Ali Larijani has been managing a broad portfolio, from nuclear negotiations to Tehran¡¯s regional ties to its violent suppression of internal unrest.
Anti-Iranian regime protesters wave Iranian flags from before the 1979 revolution with the Lion and Sun emblems, during a march in support of the U.S. and Israel attack on Iran, in Paris on Sunday.
WORLD
Mar 2, 2026
Cheers, music, anger: World reacts as Iran¡¯s Khamenei is killed
The world greeted with jubilation, anger or trepidation the news Sunday that Iran¡¯s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes.
People mourn the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed amid joint U.S. and Israeli strikes, at a square in Tehran on Sunday.
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Mar 2, 2026
Khamenei killing shatters Iran¡¯s order and triggers high-stakes succession race
The focus now is on whether the Revolutionary Guard, long seen as the true center of gravity, emerge weakened by battlefield losses and internal frictions ¡ª or more entrenched.
Smoke plumes rise following missile strikes in Tehran on Sunday amid strikes on Iran by the U.S. and Israeli militaries.
WORLD
Mar 2, 2026
Trump says strikes to continue as Israel and Iran trade barrages after Khamenei killing
U.S. and Israeli strikes ¡ª and Iranian retaliation ¡ª sent shock waves worldwide through sectors from shipping to air travel to oil, amid warnings of rising energy costs.
Firefighters douse flames in a vehicle after a protest outside the U.S. Consulate in Karachi on Sunday, following news of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 1, 2026
Protests in Pakistan over Khamenei¡¯s death leave at least nine dead
Pro-Iranian protesters also gathered outside the Green Zone in the Iraqi ?capital Baghdad, ?where the U.S. Embassy is located.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
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Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
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Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
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The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
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Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
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