Iran's supreme leader vows killers of father 'will be held accountable'

Iran's supreme leader vows killers of father 'will be held accountable' Submitted by MEE staff on Sat, 07/11/2026 - 15:24 Mojtaba Khamenei described avenging 'all the martyrs' as a 'necessary national demand' The graves of Iran’s late supreme leader Ali Khamenei and members of his family at the Shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad, 10 July 2026 (Khamenei. ir/AFP) Off Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei vowed on Saturday to avenge the killing of his father and predecessor, Ali Khamenei, saying those responsible for his killing would be held accountable. In a written statement published on the supreme leader's Telegram account and reported by Iranian media, Mojtaba Khamenei described avenging his father as "a necessary national demand" and said, "the free people of the world will soon begin part of the mission of revenge".