{"id":3825,"date":"2026-07-11T19:18:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T14:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=3825"},"modified":"2026-07-11T19:18:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T14:18:47","slug":"irans-supreme-leader-pledges-revenge-for-slain-father-and-predecessor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=3825","title":{"rendered":"Iran&#8217;s supreme leader pledges revenge for slain father and predecessor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">July 11 (Reuters) &#8211; A written statement from Iran&#8217;s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei threatened vengeance for the death of his predecessor and father on Saturday, \u200cbut added that it would depend not only on Iran but also \u200con &#8220;free people around the world&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the supreme leader&#8217;s first public message since funeral ceremonies for his father, Ayatollah \u200bAli Khamenei, began a week ago, the statement read on state television said that vengeance was &#8220;the demand of the nation&#8221; and &#8220;must certainly&#8221; take place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a U.S.-Israeli airstrike on February 28, at the start of the war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We pledge to avenge the \u200cblood of the martyred leader \u2060and all the martyrs of these two wars from the criminal and disgraced killers,&#8221; the statement said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mojtaba Khamenei, who senior sources have \u2060said suffered facial disfigurement and other injuries in the strike, has not been seen by Iranians since he was appointed supreme leader on March 8.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Whether we are there or not, this \u200bwill be \u200baccomplished, and soon every free person around \u200bthe world will fulfill a part \u200cof this divine mission,&#8221; the statement said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">An exchange of attacks between U.S. and Iranian forces this week has raised doubts over a truce agreed between Washington and Tehran aimed at ending the four-month war. Iran says the deal will ultimately deliver major economic benefits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Despite the recent flare-up, U.S. President Donald Trump, while declaring that the ceasefire was over, \u200csaid on Friday that the two countries had \u200bagreed to continue talks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mojtaba Khamenei&#8217;s continued absence from the \u200bpublic eye \u2014 there has been \u200bno photo, video or audio recording of him published since the air \u200cattack \u2014 has added to the uncertainties \u200bfacing Iran, with some \u200bIranians saying the new leader must be seen even if he is injured.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He became supreme leader with the backing of the powerful Revolutionary Guards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, \u200bwho ruled for 37 years, \u200cwas buried in the country&#8217;s holiest shrine, state media said on Friday, after \u200bhuge crowds gathered for his funeral.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">(Reporting by Enas Alashray, Ahmed Elimam;Editing by \u200bThomas Perry, Tomasz Janowski and Joe Bavier)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 11 (Reuters) &#8211; A written statement from Iran&#8217;s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei threatened vengeance for the death of his predecessor and father on Saturday, \u200cbut added that it would depend not only on Iran but also \u200con &#8220;free people around the world&#8221;. 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