Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, in a post on X, thanked Tehran’s armed forces for “fighting until the very last minute”.

Mojtaba Khamenei is one of the most influential figures in the Iranian clerical establishment headed by his father, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and among the figures seen as a candidate to succeed him as leader of the Islamic Republic.

US-Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE Updates: A series of powerful explosions rocked Tehran early Tuesday morning, hours after US President Donald Trump announced that Iran and Israel have agreed to a staggered ceasefire.