Khamenei claims Iran ‘crushed’ Israel, in first remarks since ceasefire

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has claimed that Israel was nearly destroyed and crushed under the blows of the Islamic Republic, the state news agency IRNA reports. In his first remarks since the Iran-Israel conflict ended in a ceasefire, Khamenei said, “Despite all the fanfare and claims, the Zionist regime was nearly destroyed and […]

Read More

Iran leader Khamenei sees his inner circle hollowed out by Israel

Tehran : Iran’s 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei cuts an increasingly lonely figure. Khamenei has seen his main military and security advisers killed by Israeli air strikes, leaving major holes in his inner circle and raising the risk of strategic errors, according to five people familiar with his decision-making process. One of those sources, […]

Read More