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Years of absolute rule: Who was Ali Khamenei and how did he come to power in Iran?

The most powerful man in Iran was killed on Saturday in US and Israeli air strikes on Tehran and his death leaves a power vaccum in the country. But how did Ali Khamenei rise to power and what is his legacy?

Euronews

Iran is betting that Trump does not have a plan for regime change

Although weakened by airstrikes, sanctions and domestic unrest, Tehran is surprisingly bullish before talks with US

The Guardian - UK

Iran protests: Trump stalls on US intervention leaving an uncertain future for a bitterly divided nation – expert Q&A

A US intervention in Iran appeared imminent this week. US and UK troops were pulled out of several bases around the Middle East, US military assets had been moved into position and the US president, Donald Trump, had reassured protesters on the streets of Iran that “help is on its…

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Ayatollah Khamenei is dead. Who is likely to succeed him?

US president Donald Trump said the supreme leader was killed in a series of US-Israeli strikes on Saturday

The Independent UK

Iran Arrests Participants of a Conference Calling for Referendum

The Iranian security services continue to arrest activists who participated in a conference last weekend, which discussed the chances of a referendum for a peaceful political transition to a secular regime. Activists reported on Twitter that the security services arrested civil and political activist Abdollah Momeni in his home days…

Asharq Al-Awsat

IRGC-Affiliated Newspaper Accuses Khatami of Seeking to Overthrow Iranian Regime

Javan, a newspaper affiliated with the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, accused former reformist President Mohammad Khatami and his ally, Mir Hossein Moussavi, of seeking to topple the Iranian regime, following two separate statements, in which they called for radical reforms in the country. The two statements, which were issued days before…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran admits 'tens of thousands' detained in protests, says will pardon some

Iran's supreme leader on Sunday reportedly ordered an amnesty or reduction in prison sentences for “tens of thousands” of people detained amid nationwide anti-government protests shaking the country, acknowledging for the first time the scale of the crackdown.

France 24

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Iran acknowledges it has detained 'tens of thousands' in recent protests

The acknowledgement from the country's supreme leader follows months of anti-government protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini after her arrest by the country's morality police.

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Iran Disregards Ongoing Protests, Expects Riot to Subside

On the 56th day of the Iranian riots, a senior security official expected the protests "to subside," while the Iranian judiciary threatened to establish courts to "firmly handle" those who cause "turmoil" or "commit crimes" during the anti-government protests sweeping the country. The protests constitute one of the biggest challenges…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Puts on Trial Reformist Mostafa Tajzadeh

Iran has put on trial the reformist politician Mostafa Tajzadeh, who was previously jailed and arrested again last month accused of undermining state security, local media reported. The 65-year-old -- who last year made an unsuccessful bid for the presidency as a reformist and "political prisoner for seven years" --…

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