With Iran facing geopolitical setbacks and economic decline, its next leader could secure survival by emulating Deng Xiaoping ...

The recent 12-day war between Israel and Iran has raised questions about who — or what — could replace Iran's 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei when he dies.

After the 12-day war in June, the issue of who will succeed Iran's longtime supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has ...

Iran’ s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday made his first public appearance since the 12-day war between ...

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's recent disappearance following a brutal 12-day war with Israel raises concerns about his health and the future of Iran's leadership. As the nation grapples with the ...

After attacks on Iran, new questions about its leader – and a successor Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is in a tenuous position, with detractors faulting him for setbacks and even supporters ...

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has disappeared from public view for nearly a week during one of the country's worst military crises. With U.S.-Israel airstrikes, Iranian ...

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has not been seen publicly or heard from in nearly a week. That absence has surprised and unnerved everyone from political insiders to the general public.

Until the regime comes clean, the world is left guessing: Where in the world is Ali Khamenei? And more importantly: What happens if he never returns?

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has not been heard from since Monday. The cleric’s uncharacteristic silence is prompting questions about his location.

DUBAI, June 23 (Reuters) - The clock’s ticking for senior clerics seeking a successor to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. A three-man committee from a top clerical body, appointed by ...