Iran's 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei cuts an increasingly lonely figure. Khamenei has seen his main military and security advisers killed by Israeli air strikes, leaving major holes in his inner circle and raising the risk of strategic errors,

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, now 86, is navigating what may be the most challenging chapter of his rule. With regional alliances under strain, military setbacks mounting, and internal unrest simmering,

The deaths weren’t just symbolic—they were surgical. The head of the Revolutionary Guards. The architect of Iran’s missile programme. The chief of military intelligence. The coordinator of national defence.