Read a profile of Mojtaba Khamenei by Patrick Wintour here:[ What we know about Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new supreme leader who is ‘hated by the enemy’Opens in new window ]Demonstrators hold posters of Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran. Photograph: Vahid Salemi, APIranian supreme leader ‘in good health’ says foreign ministerIranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is “in good health and is fully managing the situation” according to the state’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi. The IRGC is a major military, political and economic force in Iran, loyal to the country’s supreme leader. Trump threatens further Kharg Island strikes ‘just for fun’Trump said on Saturday that the US may carry out more strikes on Iran’s vital Kharg Island oil export hub “just for fun”, rejecting the prospect of a swift peace deal with Tehran. The Iranian team’s campaign in the Asian Cup started just as the US ‌and Israel launched air strikes on Iran, killing the Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader ​Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Source: The Irish Times March 15, 2026 09:41 UTC