Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei strikes defiant tone in first public statement
Khamenei said Iran would “avenge the blood of [its] martyrs” and suggested opening new fronts in the war Published March 12, 2026 5:40PM (EDT) A demonstrator holds a picture of Iran’s new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei at Enghelab Square in central Tehran on March 9, 2026, as supporters gatherContinue Reading











