Also known as: the late Khamenei
Iran's Supreme Leader who was buried in Mashhad in July 2026 after being slain in a strike.
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Joy Online
… Sixteen-year-old Sevda was taking part in protests against Iran’s repressive regime that engulfed the country earlier this year – before the US and Israel launched widespread air strikes which killed the country’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. …
Iran killed her teenage daughter – now she is facing up to the regimeJoy Online
… But it was unclear how much authority they wield within Iran’s power structure, he said, after joint US-Israeli strikes at the start of the war killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. …
Vance says Iran must cut enrichment to end warJoy Online
… Some carried portraits of Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. U.S. …
Drone hits storage tanker at Egyptian port on Mediterranean, security firm Ambrey saysJoy Online
… Separately, huge crowds gathered as Iran’s late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was buried after six days of funeral events. …
US and Iran trade attacks as Khamenei is buriedJoy Online
Iran buries its slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday at the country’s holiest shrine, with his son and successor Mojtaba Khamenei still hidden from public view after being disfigured in the strike that killed his father. …
Iran to bury slain Supreme Leader in culmination of mass funeralJoy Online
The remains of Iran’s late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have been carried through two of Shia Islam’s holiest shrines in neighbouring Iraq, as funeral ceremonies continue for a fifth day. …
Khamenei’s coffin carried through Shia shrines as ceremonies held in IraqJoy Online
… Both sides had continued negotiations on the terms of a permanent end to the war, but talks were paused during funeral ceremonies for the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on the first day of US-Israel strikes on Iran. …
Trump says ceasefire is ‘over’ after US and Iran trade strikesJoy Online
… President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States would either reach a deal with Iran or “finish the job,” renewing his threat of military action as Tehran projects defiance following the funeral of former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. …
Oil prices gain as focus shifts to supply recovery and demandJoy Online
… The next meeting will take place after funeral processions for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who is due to be buried on July 9, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said. …
US, Iran talks conclude in Doha, focused on Strait of HormuzJoy Online
… The next meeting between Iran and U.S. negotiators will take place after funeral processions for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on July 9, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry also said.
Oil falls for a third straight day after US, Iran talks conclude in DohaSamira's 16-year-old daughter Sevda was killed by Iranian security forces during anti-regime protests earlier this year. After facing harassment from authorities in her search for her daughter's body, Samira escaped Iran on foot and now lives in hiding abroad, committed to identifying those responsible for her daughter's death.
18 hours ago · Joy Online →
Samira's 16-year-old daughter Sevda was killed by Iranian security forces during anti-regime protests earlier this year. After facing harassment from authorities in her search for her daughter's body, Samira escaped Iran on foot and now lives in hiding abroad, committed to identifying those responsible for her daughter's death.
18 hours ago · Joy Online →
US Vice President JD Vance said Iran must make a "meaningful" reduction in its nuclear enrichment capacity to satisfy US demands and end their seven-month war. Vance, who brokered a provisional peace agreement in June that collapsed, said any agreement would require Iran to reduce enrichment rather than offer future assurances.
7 October 2026 · Joy Online →
A drone struck a U.S.-owned gas storage tanker at Egypt's port of Damietta, causing a fire that spread to another vessel, according to British maritime security firm Ambrey. The incident occurred amid escalating tensions as the United States and Saudi Arabia struck Iran-backed groups in Iraq and oil prices spiked sharply.
29 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The US and Iran continued trading military strikes Thursday, with the US hitting 90 military targets and Iran reporting 14 killed over two days and launching strikes on US assets in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan, and Iraq. Simultaneously, massive crowds gathered in Iran's Mashhad as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was buried after six days of funeral events.
10 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Iran on Thursday buried slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad, culminating a week of mass funeral processions and ceremonies. His son and successor Mojtaba Khamenei has remained hidden from public view after being disfigured in the strike that killed his father.
9 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The remains of Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei were carried through the holiest Shia shrines in Iraq—the mausoleums of Imam Ali in Najaf and Imam Hussein in Karbala—as funeral ceremonies entered their fifth day, with burial scheduled for Thursday in Mashhad, Iran.
8 July 2026 · Joy Online →
US President Donald Trump said the ceasefire agreement with Iran is "over" following fresh exchanges of fire on Tuesday and Wednesday, describing Iran's leadership as "scum" and dismissing further negotiations as "a waste of time." Oil prices spiked by around 6% after the strikes and Trump's comments, while the US revoked its temporary suspension of sanctions on Iranian oil sales.
8 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Brent crude gained 0.39% to $72.29 and U.S. West Texas Intermediate rose 0.26% to $68.84 a barrel as traders shifted focus from easing Middle East tensions to supply increases and demand prospects. The U.A.E. raised crude output above 3.8 million bpd in June, its highest since April 2020, after leaving OPEC+ production quotas in May.
7 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Iran and the United States concluded indirect talks in Doha focusing on maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz and unfreezing Iranian funds, with no sign of headway toward lasting peace. Qatar's Foreign Ministry reported "positive progress" on issues related to an interim agreement announced two weeks prior, though sources said the nuclear program did not come up in the technical discussions.
2 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Oil prices dropped about 1% on Thursday following Qatar's announcement that US and Iran made progress in indirect talks focused on the Strait of Hormuz, with Brent crude falling to $70.80 per barrel and US West Texas Intermediate to $67.74, hitting four-month lows as expectations of oversupply pressure prices downward.
2 July 2026 · Joy Online →