http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Sat, 25 Apr 2026 04:10:11 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/24/us-freezes-344-million-cryptocurrency-linked-iran/stories/20260424103 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/24/us-freezes-344-million-cryptocurrency-linked-iran/stories/20260424103#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:00:23 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/24/us-freezes-344-million-cryptocurrency-linked-iran/stories/20260424103 The Trump administration has frozen $344 million in cryptocurrency it says was linked to Iran as the United States ratchets up pressure on Tehran. In this photo released by Tasnim News Agency, a Revolutionary Guard Navy (IRGC) speedboat approaches the cargo ship Epaminondas during what state media described as the seizure of one of two vessels accused of violations in the Strait of Hormuz on April 21. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/24/top-iran-diplomat-traveling-to-pakistan-for-talks-on-ceasefire-with-u-s/stories/20260424088 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/24/top-iran-diplomat-traveling-to-pakistan-for-talks-on-ceasefire-with-u-s/stories/20260424088#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:02:17 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/24/top-iran-diplomat-traveling-to-pakistan-for-talks-on-ceasefire-with-u-s/stories/20260424088 ISLAMABAD — Iran’s top diplomat was heading Friday to Pakistan, where officials have been trying to get the United States and Iran to convene for a second round of cease-fire negotiations. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, speaks during a bilateral meeting between Switzerland and Iran, in Geneva, Feb. 17. An Iranian worshipper wears a banner showing portraits of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, bottom, late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, top right, and the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, during Friday prayers ceremony at the Tehran University campus, in Tehran, Iran, April 24. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon April 16 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/23/u-s-military-says-it-seizes-another-oil-tanker-associated-with-iran/stories/20260423096 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/23/u-s-military-says-it-seizes-another-oil-tanker-associated-with-iran/stories/20260423096#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:38:19 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/23/u-s-military-says-it-seizes-another-oil-tanker-associated-with-iran/stories/20260423096 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — President Donald Trump said Thursday he has ordered the U.S. military to “shoot and kill” small Iranian boats that deploy mines to choke traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. A car moves down a street in the early morning in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 22, following the announcement by U.S. President Donald Trump that he was extending the ceasefire with Iran. The Jordan flagged cargo ship "Baghdad" sails in Persian Gulf towards Strait of Hormuz in United Arab Emirates, April 22. Police officers stand guard at a checkpoint to ensure security in Islamabad, Pakistan April 22. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/22/iran-fires-on-3-ships-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-complicating-efforts-to-resume-u-s/stories/20260422085 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/22/iran-fires-on-3-ships-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-complicating-efforts-to-resume-u-s/stories/20260422085#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:32:12 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/22/iran-fires-on-3-ships-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-complicating-efforts-to-resume-u-s/stories/20260422085 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran fired on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz and seized two of them on Wednesday, intensifying its assault on shipping in the key waterway. The attacks came a day after U.S. President Donald Trump extended a ceasefire while maintaining an American blockade of Iranian ports. Tankers and bulk carriers anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on April 18. Police officers stand guard at a checkpoint to ensure security in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 22. A man rides his motorbike that is adorned with an Iranian national flag, in southern Tehran, Iran, on April 21. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/21/pakistan-presses-ahead-with-preparations-for-iran-u-s-talks-even-with-tehran/stories/20260421080 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/21/pakistan-presses-ahead-with-preparations-for-iran-u-s-talks-even-with-tehran/stories/20260421080#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:23:24 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/21/pakistan-presses-ahead-with-preparations-for-iran-u-s-talks-even-with-tehran/stories/20260421080 ISLAMABAD —President Donald Trump says the United States is extending its cease-fire with Iran at Pakistan’s request as he waits for a unified proposal from the Islamic Republic. Police officers stand guard at a checkpoint ahead of the second round of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, in Islamabad, Pakistan on April 21. Paramilitary soldiers patrol to ensure security ahead of the second round of talk between the U.S. and Iran, in Islamabad, Pakistan on April 21. A woman talks on her cellphone as she walks past a billboard showing Rais Ali Delvari, a national hero in an early 1900 uprising against British forces in southern Iran in the Persian Gulf, right, and the late Revolutionary Guard's navy chief Alireza Tangsiri, who was killed in the U.S.-Israeli strike in late March 2026, commanding the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, on a building at a square in downtown Tehran, Iran on April 20. Police officers stand guard at a checkpoint on a barricaded to ensure security ahead of the second round of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, in Islamabad, Pakistan on April 21. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/20/doubts-over-talks-between-iran-and-u-s-after-violence-flares-in-strait-of-hormuz/stories/20260420075 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/20/doubts-over-talks-between-iran-and-u-s-after-violence-flares-in-strait-of-hormuz/stories/20260420075#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:43:12 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/20/doubts-over-talks-between-iran-and-u-s-after-violence-flares-in-strait-of-hormuz/stories/20260420075 ISLAMABAD — President Donald Trump offered mixed messages on Monday about the path ahead for the U.S. war against Iran, declaring that he was in no rush to end the conflict while also expressing confidence that further negotiations with Tehran will soon take place in Pakistan. A U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft prepares to land at Nur Khan airbase, ahead of second round of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, April 20. Women share a moment as they look at a smartphone at the main gate of the Tehran University as a banner shows portraits of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, and the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini in Tehran, Iran, April 19. An army soldier, left, walks as police officer drives motorcycle on an empty road ahead of second round of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, in Islamabad, Pakistan April 20. Displaced people cross a destroyed bridge as they return to their villages, following a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, in Tayr Felsay village, southern Lebanon April 19. A muslim walks outside a mosque where a commemorative religious event in honor of late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is taking place, organized by the Shiite Muslim Community of Greece in Athens on April 19. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/20/powerful-7-5-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-off-japan-tsunami-alert-issued/stories/20260420074 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/20/powerful-7-5-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-off-japan-tsunami-alert-issued/stories/20260420074#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:41:07 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/20/powerful-7-5-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-off-japan-tsunami-alert-issued/stories/20260420074 TOKYO — An earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 7.7 off northern Japan on Monday prompted a short-lived tsunami alert and the advisory of a higher risk of a possible mega-quake for coastal areas there. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/19/trump-says-us-seizes-iranian-flagged-cargo-ship-strait-hormuz-pass-blockade/stories/20260419112 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/19/trump-says-us-seizes-iranian-flagged-cargo-ship-strait-hormuz-pass-blockade/stories/20260419112#comments Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:51:51 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/19/trump-says-us-seizes-iranian-flagged-cargo-ship-strait-hormuz-pass-blockade/stories/20260419112 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said the U.S. forcibly seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship that tried to get around a naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, the first such interception since the blockade of Iranian ports began last week. Tankers anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Qeshm Island, Iran, on April 18. A police officer stands guard at a checkpoint on a barricaded road to ensure security ahead of the second round of the U.S. Iran officials talks, in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 19. Army troops patrol at a road to ensure security ahead of the second round of the U.S. Iran officials talks, in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 19. A tanker sits anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Qeshm Island, Iran, on April 18. Police officers stand guard at a checkpoint on a barricaded road to ensure security ahead of the second round of the U.S. Iran officials talks in Islamabad on April 19. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/18/iranian-gunboats-fire-tanker-strait-hormuz-british-military-says/stories/20260418083 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/18/iranian-gunboats-fire-tanker-strait-hormuz-british-military-says/stories/20260418083#comments Sat, 18 Apr 2026 11:19:18 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/18/iranian-gunboats-fire-tanker-strait-hormuz-british-military-says/stories/20260418083 Iran reversed its decision to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and fired on a tanker attempting to pass the waterway on Saturday. It also warned that it would continue to block transit through the strait as long as the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports remained in effect. Assem Abdallah reacts as he enters his friend apartment destroyed in a Israeli airstrike in Kfar Roumman, southern Lebanon on April 17 following a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah. Women members of the Basij paramilitary, affiliated with Iran's Revolutionary Guard, march with their weapons during a state-organized rally in support of the supreme leader marking National Girl's Day in Tehran, Iran, on April 17, Oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates on March 11. Two police officers walk in front of an anti-U.S. billboard depicting American aircraft being caught by Iranian armed forces in a fishing net beneath the words in Farsi, "The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed, The entire Persian Gulf is our hunting ground," in Tehran, Iran, on April 5, https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/17/A-10-day-ceasefire-in-Lebanon-goes-into-effect/stories/20260417094 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/17/A-10-day-ceasefire-in-Lebanon-goes-into-effect/stories/20260417094#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:39:03 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/17/A-10-day-ceasefire-in-Lebanon-goes-into-effect/stories/20260417094 BEIRUT — A 10-day truce appeared to be holding in Lebanon early Friday, promising a pause in fighting between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group and possibly clearing one major obstacle to a deal between Iran and the United States and Israel to end weeks of devastating war. Displaced residents drive back to their villages as locals wave Hezbollah flags and an image of late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, in Zefta, southern Lebanon April 17 following a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. Iranian Jews attend a memorial for the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other victims, who were killed in the U.S. and Israel strikes, at Yousefabad Synagogue, in Tehran, Iran, April 16. People wave Hezbollah flags and an image of late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, in Zefta, southern Lebanon April 17 as displaced residents drive back to their villages following a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. Displaced people returning to their villages following a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, cross the destroyed Qasmiyeh bridge near Tyre city, south Lebanon on April 17. Tracer rounds illuminate the night sky as people fire live ammunition and fireworks into the air following a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, in Beirut, Lebanon, early April 17. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/16/u-s-military-will-target-iran-linked-ships-worldwide-broadening-scope-beyond/stories/20260416106 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/16/u-s-military-will-target-iran-linked-ships-worldwide-broadening-scope-beyond/stories/20260416106#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:23:51 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/16/u-s-military-will-target-iran-linked-ships-worldwide-broadening-scope-beyond/stories/20260416106 WASHINGTON — The U.S. military has widened its efforts beyond the blockade of Iran's ports to allow its forces around the world to stop any ship tied to Tehran or those suspected of carrying supplies that could help its government, from weapons to oil, metals and electronics. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine speaks to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon April 16 in Washington. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine speaks to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon, April 16 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/16/pakistani-army-chief-visits-tehran-in-hopes-for-renewed-talks-between-u-s-iran/stories/20260416093 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/16/pakistani-army-chief-visits-tehran-in-hopes-for-renewed-talks-between-u-s-iran/stories/20260416093#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:06:54 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/16/pakistani-army-chief-visits-tehran-in-hopes-for-renewed-talks-between-u-s-iran/stories/20260416093 CAIRO — Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day cease-fire, President Donald Trump announced Thursday, two days after the countries held their first direct diplomatic talks in decades in Washington. Backdropped by ships in the Strait of Hormuz, damage, according to local witnesses caused by several recent airstrikes during the U.S.-Israel military campaign, is seen on a fishing pier in the port of Qeshm island, Iran on April 13. In this photo released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, right, meets with Pakistan's Army Chief Field Marshal Gen. Asim Munir in Tehran on April 15. Paramedics attach a portrait over the grave of Ghadir Baalbaki, 19, who was killed on Tuesday in an Israeli airstrike, at a temporary mass grave in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon April 15. Relatives of Ghadir Baalbaki, 19, who was killed on Tuesday in an Israeli airstrike, mourn during her funeral in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon April 15. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/15/mediators-move-closer-to-extending-u-s-iran-ceasefire-officials-say/stories/20260415092 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/15/mediators-move-closer-to-extending-u-s-iran-ceasefire-officials-say/stories/20260415092#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:51:52 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/15/mediators-move-closer-to-extending-u-s-iran-ceasefire-officials-say/stories/20260415092 CAIRO — Pakistan’s army chief arrived Wednesday for talks in Tehran in the latest diplomatic move to ease tensions in the Middle East and arrange a second round of negotiations between the United States and Iran after almost seven weeks of war. Residents gesture and point toward damage as they stand near charred cars at the site of a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike last Wednesday in central Beirut, Lebanon on April 14. A veiled woman walks through a mass grave where civilians and Hezbollah fighters killed by Israeli airstrikes are temporarily buried in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon on April 14. Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter speaks with reporters outside of the State Department in Washington on April 14. A volunteer flips a burnt book amid the debris of a residential building that, according to the authorities, was damaged on March 4 during the U.S.-Israeli military campaign, in southeastern Tehran, Iran on April 14. A cargo ship sails in the Persian Gulf towards Dubai port as seen from Ajman, United Arab Emirates on April 14. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/14/efforts-underway-for-second-round-of-us-iran-talks-as-ships-reported-transiting/stories/20260414088 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/14/efforts-underway-for-second-round-of-us-iran-talks-as-ships-reported-transiting/stories/20260414088#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:01:59 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/14/efforts-underway-for-second-round-of-us-iran-talks-as-ships-reported-transiting/stories/20260414088 ISLAMABAD — Diplomats worked through back channels Tuesday to arrange a new round of talks between the United States and Iran after Washington enacted its blockade of Iranian ports, while Tehran threatened to strike targets across the war-weary region. Damage is visible on a residential building that, according to Iranian authorities, was hit by a strike on March 4 during the U.S.-Israeli military campaign, in southeastern Tehran, Iran, April 14. President Donald Trump speaks outside the Oval Office of the White House April 13 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/13/iran-threatens-ports-in-mideast-as-u-s-military-set-to-impose-shipping-blockade/stories/20260413078 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/13/iran-threatens-ports-in-mideast-as-u-s-military-set-to-impose-shipping-blockade/stories/20260413078#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:33:31 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/13/iran-threatens-ports-in-mideast-as-u-s-military-set-to-impose-shipping-blockade/stories/20260413078 CAIRO — President Trump said Monday that the American military had begun a blockade of Iranian ports as part of his effort to force Tehran to open the Strait of Hormuz and accept a deal to end the war that has raged for more than six weeks. Residents inspect debris at the site of a building where efforts continue to recover the body of missing woman Zahraa Aboud, 26, after it was destroyed in an Israeli airstrike on Wednesday, in central Beirut on April 12. Oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates March 11. Vice President JD Vance gives a thumbs up gesture while boarding Air Force Two as he leaves IslamabadvApril 12 after attending talks on Iran. Haifa Kenjo, who fled Israeli airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut, holds her 15-day-old daughter Shiman inside the tent she uses as a shelter and where she gave birth to her in Beirut April 12. A woman checks her smartphone while walking past a police special forces car at Tajrish Square in northern Tehran, Iran, April 12. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/13/hungarian-prime-minister-orban-ejected-after-16-years/stories/20260413075 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/13/hungarian-prime-minister-orban-ejected-after-16-years/stories/20260413075#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:05:49 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/13/hungarian-prime-minister-orban-ejected-after-16-years/stories/20260413075 BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian voters on Sunday ousted long-serving Prime Minister Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power, rejecting the authoritarian policies and global far-right movement that he embodied in favor of a pro-European challenger in a bombshell election result with global repercussions. Supporters of Peter Magyar, the leader of the opposition Tisza party celebrates after a parliamentary election in Budapest, Hungary on April 12. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/12/trump-threatens-strait-hormuz-blockade-after-us-iran-ceasefire-talks-end/stories/20260412128 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/12/trump-threatens-strait-hormuz-blockade-after-us-iran-ceasefire-talks-end/stories/20260412128#comments Sun, 12 Apr 2026 22:56:05 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/12/trump-threatens-strait-hormuz-blockade-after-us-iran-ceasefire-talks-end/stories/20260412128 ISLAMABAD  — President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. Navy would “immediately” begin a blockade of ships entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz, after U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement. Women walk past a banner depicting the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the U.S. and Israel strikes on Feb. 28, in northern Tehran, Iran on April 12. Haifa Kenjo, who fled Israeli airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut, holds her 15-day-old daughter Shiman inside the tent she uses as a shelter and where she gave birth to her in Beirut on April 12. Vice President JD Vance, right, speaks during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran as Jared Kushner, left, and Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy for Peace Missions listen, on April 12 in Islamabad, Pakistan. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/11/us-iran-historic-ceasefire-talks-pakistan-continue-after-midnight/stories/20260411108 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/11/us-iran-historic-ceasefire-talks-pakistan-continue-after-midnight/stories/20260411108#comments Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:22:19 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/11/us-iran-historic-ceasefire-talks-pakistan-continue-after-midnight/stories/20260411108 ISLAMABAD — U.S. Vice President JD Vance said negotiations ended early Sunday between the United States and Iran without a peace deal after the Iranians refused to accept American terms to not develop a nuclear weapon. President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House on April 11. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/11/orthodox-easter-truce-falters-ukraine-says-russia-continues-drone-strikes/stories/20260411112 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/11/orthodox-easter-truce-falters-ukraine-says-russia-continues-drone-strikes/stories/20260411112#comments Sat, 11 Apr 2026 23:12:51 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/11/orthodox-easter-truce-falters-ukraine-says-russia-continues-drone-strikes/stories/20260411112 KYIV, Ukraine — Russia continued to strike Ukrainian positions with drones after a Kremlin-declared Easter ceasefire took effect on Saturday, a Ukrainian military officer told Associated Press. A woman cries as she hold photo of her missed relative as Ukrainian soldiers return from captivity during a POW exchange between Russia and Ukraine in Chernyhiv region, Ukraine on April 11. A Ukrainian serviceman hugs his mother after returning from captivity during a POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine, in Chernyhiv region, Ukraine on April 11. People cry as they hold hold photos of their missed relatives as Ukrainian soldiers return from captivity during a POW exchange between Russia and Ukraine in Chernyhiv region, Ukraine on April 11. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/10/u-s-and-iran-prepare-for-cease-fire-talks-as-netanyahu-authorizes-negotiations/stories/20260410105 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/10/u-s-and-iran-prepare-for-cease-fire-talks-as-netanyahu-authorizes-negotiations/stories/20260410105#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:44:10 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/10/u-s-and-iran-prepare-for-cease-fire-talks-as-netanyahu-authorizes-negotiations/stories/20260410105 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — With the cease-fire in Iran still shaky, U.S. Vice President JD Vance headed Friday to Pakistan for high-level talks with Iranian officials, as Israel and Hezbollah traded fire and Tehran maintained its stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz. A poster is pasted on a motorbike windshield with graphic depicting Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei as government supporters gather to mark the 40th day since the killing of his father, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, April 9.