Khamenei

US can still strike Hormuz targets, Hegseth warns as 'Economic D-Day' takes aim at Iran's economy

"By no means are we foreclosing using kinetic strikes anywhere in the Strait of Hormuz or around Iran," Hegseth told reporters.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on US President Donald Trump's FY2027 budget request for the Department of Defense on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, April 30, 2026.
People hold posters depicting Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem and Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, as people gather to mourn him, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, July 8, 2026.

IDF finds Hezbollah youth publications with images of Khamenei, promotions of martyrdom

Mourners carry a coffin during a symbolic funeral procession for Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, following his death in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Najaf, Iraq March 3, 2026.

Iran's revenge campaign could put Trump in its crosshairs - opinion

Mourners wave a national flag as the gather to pay tribute to Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Grand Mosalla on the second day of funeral ceremonies in Tehran on July 5, 2026.

Mourning Khamenei: More than a funeral, far from closure - opinion


Khamenei built Iran’s terror empire - poetic justice finally caught up with him - opinion

The man who built his power through violence, assassinations, and intimidation met his end within the very reality of perpetual conflict that he himself cultivated.

Satellite imagery from an alleged Israeli strike on the bunker where Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is being guarded.

Turkey joins the fighting, Khamenei's son posed for succession

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise. 

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a ceremony for the handover of new vehicles to the gendarmerie and police forces in Istanbul, Turkey, November 28, 2025.

Khamenei's hubris: The four failures that sealed the dictator's fate - analysis

How the system that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei built over decades to protect himself ended up killing him.

A woman in Tehran holds on to a picture of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, after he was killed in Israeli and US strikes on February 28.

WATCH: Iran's Islamic regime a 'house of cards ready to fall,' Mossad says in new video

Throughout the conflict and even going back to early January, the Mossad, officially and informally, has been encouraging the Iranian protesters to erupt back into the street against the regime.

A screengrab from a Mossad Farsi video showing the Islamic regime as falling dominoes, March 3, 2026

Israel hacked Tehran's traffic cameras, used AI to plan Khamenei's assassination - Financial Times

A Financial Times report reveals Israel used hacked traffic cameras and AI to map Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s movements before his assassination. 30 missiles were used in the precision strike.

People walk near a billboard of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on a street, after he was killed in Israeli and US strikes on Saturday, in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2026

'Like death of pope': UCL Ahlul-Bayt Islamic Society doubles down on mourning 'beloved' Khamenei

UCL's Ahlul-Bayt Islamic Society, which purports to explore the teachings of Islam as taught by the Prophet and his household, posted its "condolences" on Khamenei's "martyrdom."

University College London's Ahlul-Bayt Islamic Society mourning the death of Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, March 2, 2026

Trump will stay in the fight against Iran until regime is toppled, sources tell 'Post' - exclusive

“Trump intends to go all the way with this move,” one senior official said. “He has already marked the target. He wants to replace the regime, and he has no intention of taking his foot off the gas."

US President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber at the Capitol on February 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump delivered his address days after the Supreme Court struck down the administration's tariff strategy.

Two endgames emerge as US-Israel strikes reshape Iran’s military posture - analysis

Tehran may either fracture under combined pressure or endure in a weakened state, stripped of key deterrent capabilities for years

People drive by a mural featuring images of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the leader of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini on a building, in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2026.

Khamenei is dead. What happens next?

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has reportedly been killed amid a joint US-Israel military offensive. As the dust settles, the question on everyone's mind is simple: what now?

Presidential historian, Gil Troy, sits with Shifra Jacobs to discuss Operation Rising Lion.

Multiple casualties in Iranian missile barrage, Roaring Lion continues

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise. 

Israel police officer standing next to shot down Iranian missile.