Iran’s conservative Hamshahri newspaper, known for its hardline editorial position, published an infographic late Saturday featuring photographs of 13 foreign leaders.
The report accompanied the images with statements from Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, who has vowed retaliation over his father’s death.
Ali Khamenei was killed on February 28 during the opening day of the Middle East conflict in strikes carried out by the United States and Israel. Mojtaba Khamenei, who succeeded his father, issued his first public message since the funeral held earlier this week.
“Vengeance is the will of our nation and must inevitably be carried out,” Mojtaba said on Saturday in his first message since his father’s funeral this week.
“These criminals, whose names appear on a list, will take to their graves the wish of a peaceful death in their beds.”
Though, Mojtaba stated that Iran had compiled a list of individuals to be targeted, he did not identify anyone by name.
There was also no indication that the list published by Hamshahri had received official government approval.
Those featured in the newspaper’s graphic include United States President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Also listed are US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
Moreover, the infographic did not appear in the newspaper’s Sunday print edition.
During the recent conflict, Iranian authorities repeatedly accused several European governments of complicity, alleging they failed to condemn attacks on Iranian territory and allowed American military aircraft to use their airspace.
Mojtaba has remained out of public view since before the outbreak of the war. Reports also suggest he sustained injuries in the strikes that claimed his father’s life.
