
The ascendency of Khamenei Jr was a long-planned improvisation
By elevating Mojtaba Khamenei—a figure most Iranians have never heard speak—the Islamic Republic has completed a long drift away from popular legitimacy.

Mojtaba Khamenei: The shadow prince who became Iran’s supreme leader
Mojtaba Khamenei, long known as the discreet and powerful son of slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was announced early Monday as Iran’s new Supreme Leader at a time when the country is at war and Israel has openly vowed to target any successor to his father.

A wartime succession in Iran: why the IRGC backed Mojtaba Khamenei
A Supreme Leader has been killed. A son has been chosen. And the Revolutionary Guards are driving the process.
US–Israeli strikes test Iran’s partnerships—and their limits
Tehran may have assumed that a US–Israeli attack would activate the loose alignment it has cultivated with Moscow, Beijing and other non-Western powers. So far, it has instead exposed its limits.
Five Iran women’s football players seek refuge in Australia
Five members of Iran’s women’s national football team have left the squad in Australia and sought refuge in the country, informed sources told Iran International on Monday.
Khamenei’s Tehran bunker: 5 kilometers of tunnels under schools and clinics
Israeli military images of an underground tunnel complex attributed to Ali Khamenei appear to confirm long-circulating rumors of a network stretching several kilometers beneath central Tehran, under medical centers, schools, and residential neighborhoods.
Iran International launches interactive map to track news by location
Iran International has launched a new interactive news map on its website aimed at making it easier for audiences to access stories and better understand the geographic spread of events in Iran and around the world.
Iran Sanctions
Two Iranian vessels depart Chinese port with suspected rocket fuel precursor - WP
Two cargo ships owned by a sanctioned Iranian shipping company have departed a Chinese chemical-storage port carrying cargo and are heading toward Iran, the Washington Post reported citing an analysis of ship-tracking data, satellite imagery and sanctions records.
Iran won’t leave Trump alone for killing Khamenei, Larijani says
Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, told the state TV on Saturday that the Islamic Republic will not "leave Trump alone" over his killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Iran Influence Network
Azerbaijan says it foiled alleged IRGC plot
Azerbaijani media reported that the country’s security service has placed several operatives of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) under pursuit for allegedly preparing “terrorist acts” and has foiled their plots.
































