Mojtaba Khamenei’s First Message After Ali Khamenei’s Funeral: ‘Vengeance Is The Will’

Last Updated:July 11, 2026, 21:26 IST

Tensions between Iran and the US sides have reignited with the collapse of the June 17 ceasefire pact.

Days after his father, Ali Khamenei, was laid to rest, Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, on Saturday vowed to avenge his killing in the joint US-Israeli strikes in late February. His statement came hours after US President Donald Trump warned against any attempt to assassinate him.

“Vengeance is the will of our nation and must inevitably be carried out," the Supreme Leader wrote in his first message since his father’s funeral this week, AFP reported.

“This matter depends neither on my personal existence nor on that of other officials. Whether we are present or not, it will come to pass," he added.

The Iranian leader was elevated to the level of Supreme Leader after his father’s killing but has not been spotted publicly since before the war. He noted the Islamic Republic had compiled a list of individuals to be targeted.

Tensions between both sides have reignited again with the collapse of the June 17 ceasefire pact. Lately, both sides have intensified their rhetoric after exchanges of fire this week.

Following attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week, Trump declared their ceasefire was over. While mediators have been trying to salvage diplomacy, Iranian media reported that a delegation from Qatar travelled to Iran on Friday.

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