Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, vowed to sink American ships, stating he would send them to the "bottom of its waters."
On January 15, 2026, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in an explosion in Tehran, causing widespread mourning among his supporters.
The judiciary of the Islamic Republic announced the execution of Sasan Azadvari, a 21-year-old karate athlete from Isfahan, who was sentenced to death for charges including collaboration with the enemy and incitement to violence during the December protests. Azadvari had been detained and held in Esfahan's Dastgerd Prison.
Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei vows to sink American ships to the "bottom of its waters."
