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Iran’s supreme leader vows revenge on US and Israel

Russia Today

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July 12, 2026

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Iran’s supreme leader vows revenge on US and Israel

Iran’s new supreme leader has pledged to avenge his father’s killing in US-Israeli strikes Read Full Article at RT.com

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Al-Monitor

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· Jul 11, 2026

Iran supreme leader vows revenge for father's killing

Iran's supreme leader on Saturday vowed revenge for the US-Israeli killing of his father and predecessor, hours after President Donald Trump warned against any attempt to assassinate him. He became Iran's supreme leader after his father Ali Khamenei's killing in late February by US-Israeli strikes, but has not been in public since before the war.

Vanguard News

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· Jul 11, 2026

Iran supreme leader vows revenge for father’s killing

Iran's supreme leader on Saturday vowed revenge for the US-Israeli killing of his father and predecessor, hours after President Donald Trump warned against any attempt to assassinate him. The post Iran supreme leader vows revenge for father’s killing appeared first on Vanguard News.

The Independent

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· Jul 3, 2026

Iran-US war latest: Tehran begins public mourning for Ayatollah Khamenei and claims funeral will draw 20 million

Iran has warned the US and Israel that any attacks during the former supreme leader’s funeral would be met with a ‘harsh retaliation’

The Jerusalem Post

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· Jul 2, 2026

Iran prepares to bury slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with week of mass mourning

Iran's supreme leader was killed by US and Israeli strikes in their first attack of the war and the funeral events will begin over the weekend in Tehran, with mass processions planned next week.

Hindustan Times

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· Jul 2, 2026

From Pakistan's Shezbaz Sharif to Congress' Salman Khurshid: Who all are attending Ali Khamenei's funeral in Iran?

Ali Khamenei, who was the Supreme Leader of Iran, was assassinated during the joint strikes by the United States and Israel on February 28.

World Israel News

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· Jun 23, 2026

WATCH: ‘Islamic Republic has a right to kill Trump and Netanyahu,’ says former Iranian FM

Former Iranian FM Manouchehr Mottaki called for vengeance against the US, invoking Islamic law to justify demands for the killing of President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu. The post WATCH: ‘Islamic Republic has a right to kill Trump and Netanyahu,’ says former Iranian FM appeared first on World Israel News.

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Related coverage for "Iran’s supreme leader vows revenge on US and Israel": Al-Monitor — Iran supreme leader vows revenge for father's killing. Vanguard News — Iran supreme leader vows revenge for father’s killing. The Independent — Iran-US war latest: Tehran begins public mourning for Ayatollah Khamenei and claims funeral will draw 20 million. The Jerusalem Post — Iran prepares to bury slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with week of mass mourning. Hindustan Times — From Pakistan's Shezbaz Sharif to Congress' Salman Khurshid: Who all are attending Ali Khamenei's funeral in Iran?. World Israel News — WATCH: ‘Islamic Republic has a right to kill Trump and Netanyahu,’ says former Iranian FM