Iranian Magazine Publishes List of Foreign Leaders Targeted for Retaliation

Kathmandu. Iran's conservative newspaper 'Hamshahri' has published a list including the names of American, Israeli, and European leaders, stating they will be targeted for revenge for the assassination of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Following Khamenei's death in an American-Israeli attack on February 28, his son and successor Mojtaba Khamenei has pledged to take revenge.

In his first message released after this week's funeral, Mojtaba said, 'Taking revenge is the desire of our nation and it will definitely be implemented.' He warned that those on the list could not expect a peaceful death in their beds.

The newspaper 'Hamshahri', published under the ownership of Tehran Municipality, released an 'infographic' on its online edition Saturday night, including Mojtaba's statement and the photos of 13 foreign leaders.

However, although the Supreme Leader's message mentioned that a list of targeted individuals was prepared, no names were made public. There is also no indication that the list published by the newspaper has been approved by the Iranian government or any other official body. The list is not included in the newspaper's printed edition on Sunday.

The 'infographic' includes leaders such as US President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

According to the news, Iran has accused European countries of not condemning attacks on its territory and of assisting in the attacks by allowing American military aircraft to use its airspace.

According to the news, Mojtaba Khamenei has not appeared in public since the start of the war. He is said to have been injured in the attack that killed his father.