Iran's New Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei Vows Revenge for Father Ali Khamenei's Death

Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has vowed to avenge the death of his father, former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a series of posts on X on Saturday morning.

"We pledge to avenge your pure blood and the blood of all the martyrs of these two recent wars by taking revenge against the criminal, disgraceful murderers. This vengeance is what our nation is demanding, and it must definitely be carried out," Khamenei wrote.

According to the report, the 86-year-old Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed on February 28 in joint U.S.-Israeli airstrikes that struck his compound in Tehran.

The new Supreme Leader added, "The criminal, disgraceful murderers of the martyred Leader, whose names are fully documented from the highest to the lowest ranks, will carry their dream of a peaceful death in bed to the grave."

Iran held official funeral ceremonies for Ali Khamenei over the past week. According to Iranian state media, more than 40 million people attended various parts of the week-long mourning events.

In another post on Saturday morning, Mojtaba Khamenei thanked those who participated in the funeral ceremonies, writing:

"I extend my heartfelt gratitude for the incredible, enemy-shattering, and historic turnout of tens of millions of people across Iran and Iraq."