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  Who is ruling Iran? IRGC claims leadership control amid rift with President Pezeshkian

  World | April 01, 2026 17:37 IST

  With no clear leadership at the top, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the force which operates separately from the regular army, seems to have stepped in and taken control of important decisions.

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  Israel vows to hunt Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei amid escalating missile onslaught

  World | March 18, 2026 6:52 IST

  Israel's IDF has adopted a hardline stance against Iran's Basij paramilitary, with spokesperson Effie Defrin warning, "We will reach everyone, no matter where or when."

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  'Not right time for peace': Mojtaba Khamenei vows 'to bring US, Israel to knees' as conflict rages

  World | March 17, 2026 22:38 IST

  This came days after the US Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, claimed Mojtaba was seriously injured and likely 'deformed' in the joint strikes by the United States and Israel.

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  US claims Iran's new Supreme Leader severely injured, vows unprecedented strikes

  World | March 13, 2026 19:16 IST

  Secretary Hegseth addressed the ongoing US military campaign in Iran, declaring that the United States is executing strikes at a pace “the world has never seen before” to defeat, destroy and disable Iran’s military capabilities.

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  US-Israel strike hits building linked to Iran's Supreme Leader selection panel

  World | March 03, 2026 21:02 IST

  Israeli and US forces struck a building in Tehran used by the Assembly of Experts, the body responsible for choosing Iran’s next supreme leader, AFP reported. The attack comes as the joint military campaign against Iran continues.

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  After India, Afghanistan plans to block Pakistan's water by building dams on River Kunar

  World | October 24, 2025 13:18 IST

  Earlier in May, Taliban regime's army General Mubin visited the Kunar area and inspected the dam and urged the government in Kabul to collect funds and construct several dams. He said the water was like their blood and they won’t allow this to flow out of their veins.

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  Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei in coma? Reports hint at son Mojtaba as successor

  World | November 19, 2024 2:22 IST

  Several media outlets have recently reported that Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has fallen into a coma and has allegedly named his son, Mojtaba Khamenei, as his successor.

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  Taliban codify strict morality laws: Women ordered to cover faces, men required to grow beards

  World | August 24, 2024 11:21 IST

  The Taliban have officially implemented a strict morality law in Afghanistan, mandating women to cover their faces and men to grow beards. This law, based on a 2022 decree by the Taliban's supreme leader, will be enforced by the Ministry for the Prevention of Vice and Propagation of Virtue.

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  Iran's Supreme Leader accuses Israel of 'ethnic cleansing' in Gaza, warns of escalation amid war

  World | October 17, 2023 19:06 IST

  The Iranian supreme leader warned that if the "atrocities" against Gazans continue, Muslims would "lose their patience" and no one can control what they will do. He had earlier denied Iran's involvement in the deadly Hamas attacks on Israel.

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  Afghanistan: Taliban to announce new govt; Mullah Akhundzada to be its Supreme Leader

  World | September 02, 2021 18:48 IST

  The Taliban has already appointed governors, police chiefs and police commanders for provinces and districts. The name of the new governance system, the national flag and the national anthem are yet to be finalised.

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  Top Leader Insists Iran Not Seeking Nuclear Arms

  World | February 22, 2012 17:15 IST

  Tehran, Iran, Feb 22: Iran's top leader insisted on Wednesday that his country is not seeking nuclear weapons, saying that holding such arms is a sin as well as “useless, harmful and dangerous”Supreme Leader Ayatollah

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  North Korea Calls Kim Jong Un 'Supreme Leader'

  World | December 29, 2011 10:53 IST

  Pyongyang, Dec 29: North Korea says Kim Jong Il's son is now "supreme leader" of the ruling party, military and people as a massive crowd gathers to memorialize the late leader. Ceremonial head of state