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İran’da Yeni dönem: Mücteba Hamaney Ülkenin Yeni Dini Lideri Oldu

The Levant Files’ın günler önce duyurduğu bilgi, uluslararası medya tarafından da doğrulandı. BBC World News ve çeşitli uluslararası haber kuruluşları, Mücteba Hamaney’in İran İslam Cumhuriyeti’nin yeni dini lideri olduğunu pazar gecesi resmen doğruladı. Buna göre Mücteba Hamaney, babası Ayetullah Ali Hamaney’in 28 Şubat 2026’da Tahran’a düzenlenen ortak ABD-İsrail hava saldırısında hayatını kaybetmesinin ardından ülkenin en üst makamını devraldı. 8 Mart’ta dünya kamuoyuna yansıyan bu gelişme, The Levant Files’ın dört gün önce yayımladığı özel haberi de doğrulamış oldu. The Levant Files, “Mücteba Hamaney Kimdir? İran’ın Yeni Dini Lideri” başlıklı özel dosyasında, Uzmanlar Meclisi’nin İran Devrim Muhafızlarının yoğun baskısı altında Mücteba Hamaney’i yeni lider olarak belirlediğini yazmıştı. BBC’nin son yayınıyla birlikte, bu bilgi uluslararası düzeyde de teyit edilmiş oldu. Meşruiyet tartışmaları büyüyor Uluslararası haber ağlarında yayımlanan doğrulama, İran’da Ali Hamaney sonrası dön...

تأیید شد: مجتبی خامنه‌ای رهبر جدید جمهوری اسلامی ایران است

Please note that the Persian service of TLf is currently in a beta phase. We have launched this initiative with the support of our followers, volunteers, and AI technology. Please keep in mind that during this first phase, the Persian text may contain slight phrasing or translation errors. We aim to launch a fully professional Persian service in the near future. لطفاً توجه داشته باشید که بخش فارسی TLf در حال حاضر در مرحله بتا قرار دارد. ما این ابتکار را با همراهی دنبال‌کنندگان، داوطلبان و با کمک فناوری هوش مصنوعی راه‌اندازی کرده‌ایم. لطفاً در نظر داشته باشید که در این مرحله نخست، متن فارسی ممکن است حاوی برخی ناهماهنگی‌ها در نگارش یا خطاهای جزئی در ترجمه باشد. هدف ما این است که در آینده نزدیک، یک بخش فارسی کاملاً حرفه‌ای راه‌اندازی کنیم. وب‌سایت «لوانت فایلز» این تحول را چهار روز پیش از تأیید بین‌المللی گزارش کرده بود. بی‌بی‌سی ورلد نیوز و چند رسانه بین‌المللی دیگر شامگاه یکشنبه رسماً تأیید کردند که مجتبی خامنه‌ای پس از کشته شدن پدرش، آیت‌الله علی خامنه‌ای، در یک حمله هوایی مشترک آمریکا...

تأكيد رسمي: مجتبى خامنئي هو المرشد الأعلى الجديد لإيران

Important note: Please note that the Arabic service of TLf is currently in a beta phase. We have launched this initiative with the support of our followers, volunteers, and AI technology. Please keep in mind that during this first phase, the Arabic text may contain slight phrasing or translation errors. We aim to launch a fully professional Arabic service in the near future. يرجى العلم أن الخدمة العربية لـ TLf لا تزال في مرحلة تجريبية (Beta). لقد أطلقنا هذه الخدمة بدعم من متابعينا والمتطوعين وباستخدام تقنيات الذكاء الاصطناعي. يرجى أخذ العلم أنه في هذه المرحلة الأولى قد تحتوي النصوص العربية على بعض الأخطاء البسيطة في الصياغة أو الترجمة. نهدف في المستقبل القريب إلى إطلاق خدمة عربية احترافية بالكامل. أفاد موقع "ذا ليفانت فايلز" بهذا التطور قبل أربعة أيام من التأكيد الدولي. أكدت هيئة الإذاعة البريطانية "بي بي سي وورلد نيوز" ووسائل إعلام دولية أخرى رسميًا، مساء الأحد، أن مجتبى خامنئي تولّى منصب المرشد الأعلى للجمهورية الإسلامية الإيرانية، عقب مقتل والده آية الله علي خامن...

It is Confirmed: Mojtaba Khamenei Is Iran's New Supreme Leader

The Levant Files reported this development four days ahead of international confirmation BBC World News and other international outlets have officially confirmed the Sunday’s night that Mojtaba Khamenei has assumed the position of Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, following the death of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a joint U.S.-Israeli airstrike on Tehran on February 28, 2026. The announcement, broadcast globally on March 8, 2026, validates what The Levant Files had exclusively reported four days earlier. In its special report titled " Who Is Mojtaba Khamenei? The New Religious Leader of Iran ," The Levant Files was among the very first international outlets to report that the Assembly of Experts, under intense pressure from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), had selected Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran's new Supreme Leader. BBC World News has now confirmed this reporting in full. The Confirmation The confirmation, aired on its global news netw...

A NEW DEEP DIVE PODCAST EPISODE: Pahlavi’s Post-Regime Plan for Iran and the Question of Legitimacy

On March 8, The Jerusalem Post published a detailed report by Alex Winston titled “What exactly is Pahlavi’s plan for post-regime Iran?” The article presented the Iran Prosperity Project, a comprehensive transition blueprint inspired by the vision of exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and overseen by Saeed Ghasseminejad of the National Union for Democracy in Iran (NUFDI). The plan proposes an “Emergency Phase” framework to guide the immediate aftermath of a hypothetical collapse of the Islamic Republic. It includes the formation of transitional institutions, a nationwide referendum to determine the future form of government, the drafting of a new constitution, mechanisms for transitional justice, and strategies for economic stabilization. Winston’s report largely frames the plan in a sympathetic light, emphasizing its structural detail and ambition. Criticism of Pahlavi’s actual support base within Iran is acknowledged only briefly. The report raises a central question: can the Pahlavi l...

A Blueprint Without a Mandate? Pahlavi’s Post-Regime Plan for Iran and the Question of Legitimacy

Dr. Nikolaos Stelgias On March 8, The Jerusalem Post published a detailed report by Alex Winston titled “What exactly is Pahlavi’s plan for post-regime Iran?” The article presented the Iran Prosperity Project, a comprehensive transition blueprint inspired by the vision of exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and overseen by Saeed Ghasseminejad of the National Union for Democracy in Iran (NUFDI). The plan proposes an “Emergency Phase” framework to guide the immediate aftermath of a hypothetical collapse of the Islamic Republic. It includes the formation of transitional institutions, a nationwide referendum to determine the future form of government, the drafting of a new constitution, mechanisms for transitional justice, and strategies for economic stabilization. Winston’s report largely frames the plan in a sympathetic light, emphasizing its structural detail and ambition. Criticism of Pahlavi’s actual support base within Iran is acknowledged only briefly. The report raises a central quest...

Iran Edges Toward Naming Khamenei’s Successor Amid Secrecy and War

Iran’s powerful Assembly of Experts says it has reached a consensus on the country’s next Supreme Leader, but officials are withholding his identity as the Islamic Republic navigates a fraught transition under the shadow of war and the recent assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Senior clerics involved in the succession process signaled in the past hours that a decision has effectively been made. Members of the Assembly have stated that a candidate has been chosen by vote and that a “majority consensus” now exists within the body. Yet they insist that the name will only be revealed later by Ayatollah Hashem Hosseini Bushehri, the head of the Assembly’s secretariat, in an orchestrated announcement aimed at projecting unity and control. The secrecy around the identity of the next Supreme Leader comes at a moment of acute crisis. Khamenei was killed in a strike widely attributed to the United States and Israel, triggering a wave of retaliatory threats and a flurry of military activity...

Friendship Repaid with Hostility: Azerbaijan–Iran Relations at Breaking Point

On 5 March 2026, the fragile equilibrium that had characterised Azerbaijan–Iran relations for the past several years was shattered in a matter of minutes. Iranian drones struck the passenger terminal of Nakhchivan International Airport and a school in the village of Shakarabad in the Babek district, injuring at least four civilians and inflicting visible damage on critical civilian infrastructure. Within hours, Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev convened the Security Council, branded the strikes an “act of terror,” ordered the armed forces to full combat readiness, and demanded an official Iranian apology. By the following day, Baku had begun withdrawing its entire diplomatic corps from Iran — both from the Tehran embassy and the Tabriz consulate. The South Caucasus, for the first time, had been drawn directly into the US–Israel–Iran war. The Azerbaijani press reacted with a mixture of outrage, strategic analysis, and a palpable sense of betrayal. Leading Azeri outlets — the pro-gover...

Artificial Intelligence Is Reshaping the US-Israeli Campaign Against Iran — and Exposing a Rift at the Heart of the Pentagon

AI tools are accelerating targeting, intelligence and damage assessment at unprecedented speed — but the technology's most prominent developer, Anthropic, finds itself at odds with the very government deploying its systems. The US-Israeli military campaign against Iran is unfolding at a pace and precision that would have been impossible even a few years ago — and artificial intelligence is a central reason why. According to an investigation by The Wall Street Journal, AI tools are now embedded across every phase of the operation, from gathering and sifting intelligence to selecting targets, planning strike missions and rapidly assessing battlefield damage after each wave of attacks. The Journal reports that Israeli intelligence services spent years preparing the groundwork for the opening strike that killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, relying increasingly on AI to process a continuous flood of data harvested from hacked Tehran traffic cameras and intercepted senior officials' ...