{"id":52606,"date":"2026-04-09T18:12:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T18:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/09\/irans-missing-supreme-leader-has-vowed-to-avenge-his-murdered-ayatollah-father-as-iran-claims-victory-and-huge-crowds-take-to-the-streets\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T18:12:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T18:12:54","slug":"irans-missing-supreme-leader-has-vowed-to-avenge-his-murdered-ayatollah-father-as-iran-claims-victory-and-huge-crowds-take-to-the-streets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/09\/irans-missing-supreme-leader-has-vowed-to-avenge-his-murdered-ayatollah-father-as-iran-claims-victory-and-huge-crowds-take-to-the-streets\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran&#8217;s missing supreme leader has vowed to avenge his murdered ayatollah father as Iran claims victory and huge crowds take to the streets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div 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you!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38773884\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"702\" height=\"528\" data-modal-image=\"38773884\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/29283290-6376-4dbb-bb9c-c2dd1ce01acf.jpg?w=702\" alt=\"Mojtaba Khamenei is the second son of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-38773884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/29283290-6376-4dbb-bb9c-c2dd1ce01acf.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 702w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/29283290-6376-4dbb-bb9c-c2dd1ce01acf.jpg?resize=300,226&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/29283290-6376-4dbb-bb9c-c2dd1ce01acf.jpg?resize=600,451&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 600w, 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Ayatollah has not been seen since his appointment, it is rumored that he is in a coma<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Credit: via Reuters<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>New supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei reportedly said Iran is not seeking war, but will not give up &#8220;its rights&#8221;, according to a statement read on Iranian state TV. <\/p>\n<p>The statement said: &#8220;Iran is not seeking war but will not lose its rights and considers all resistance fronts as a unified entity&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>But the new Ayatollah has not been seen since his appointment, with rumors that he is in a coma. <\/p>\n<p>The statement instructed residents of the rogue nation not to leave the streets, despite &#8220;negotiations with the enemy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran has vowed revenge and said it would bring management of the vital Strait of Hormuz &#8220;to a new phase.&#8221; It came as Iranians flooded the streets of Tehran to mourn the 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