🚨JUST IN: IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER VOWS REVENGE FOR SLAIN PREDECESSOR AND FATHER
In a written message Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said that avenging the death of his predecessor and father is “the demand of the nation” and “must certainly” take place.
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Iran’s Supreme leader has called for revenge for the death of his father:
Iran’s Mojtaba Khamenei vows revenge for father’s killing
11 July 2026
Mojtaba Khamenei has vowed to exact revenge on the United States and Israel for the killing of his father and predecessor as Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei.
“Revenge is the demand of the nation and must certainly be carried out,” according to a written statement attributed to Khamenei’s son, Mojtaba, which was broadcast on state television.
“We pledge to avenge the blood of the martyred leader and all the martyrs of these two wars from the criminal and disgraced killers,” Mojtaba said, adding that Iran’s “vengeance” was “inevitable.”
Mojtaba Khamenei’s statement on Saturday comes as Iran held funeral ceremonies for the slain supreme leader that lasted several days.
Mojtaba has not been seen in public since the strike that killed his father. The US claims that he sustained severe injuries in that attack in late February. https://www.dw.com/en/irans-mojtaba-khamenei-vows-revenge-for-fathers-killing/live-77913349
Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei announced on Saturday that revenge for his father’s assassination “will most certainly be carried out.”
Why it matters: The statement was published after the burial ceremony for his father, former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Throughout the weeklong funeral procession, there were massive public calls for the death of President Trump. …
Mojtaba Khamenei — who was seriously wounded in the attack that killed his father, and hasn’t appeared in public since — pledged on his Telegram channel to “avenge your pure blood and the blood of all those martyred in these two wars by bringing the criminal and dishonorable killers to justice.”
- “This revenge is the demand of our nation, and it will most certainly be carried out. These criminals — whose names are known from top to bottom — will take to their graves the unfulfilled wish of dying peacefully in their beds. They should know that this does not depend on my personal presence or that of any other official,” he wrote.
- Khamenei added that whether he is alive or dead, the revenge for his father’s death “will be accomplished,” and stressed that “soon, freedom-loving people throughout the world will each carry out part of this divine mission.” https://www.axios.com/2026/07/11/iran-trump-revenge-assassination
That said, notice that the Bible says:
19 Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. 20 Therefore
“If your enemy is hungry, feed him;
If he is thirsty, give him a drink;
For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head.”21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. (Romans 12:19-21)
Vengeance is not the answer to the problems in the Middle East.
EuroNews posted the following:
Trump threatens to ‘completely decimate’ Iran, a day after claiming talks to take place
11 July 2026
US President Donald Trump sent a stark warning to Tehran overnight, saying the United States would “completely decimate and destroy all areas of Iran” should there be an assassination attempt against him.
During funeral ceremonies this week for former Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei – who died at the outbreak of the US-Iran conflict in February – many mourners took to the streets holding signs calling for the deaths of Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“1,000 missiles are locked and loaded and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran, with thousands of more to immediately follow, should the Iranian government act on its threat,” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social account.
He then signed off the post with the phrase “praise be to Allah”, which he also did in a post threatening Iran last April.
The Associated Press reported:
July 11, 2026
President Donald Trump is suggesting he has left standing orders for the U.S. military to destroy Iran “ at levels they’ve never seen before ” if Tehran follows through on its long-standing threats to kill him.
But the U.S. government has no way to create an automatic, preauthorized “dead man’s switch” that would prompt immediate retaliation.
Instead, if Trump were killed, the transfer of power to his successor is governed by the 25th Amendment and the Presidential Succession Act of 1947. Vice President JD Vance instantaneously would become commander in chief and have authority for any retaliation.
Under such a scenario, Vance could do exactly what Trump called for, though there also is a chance he could decide not to follow his predecessor’s orders — or offer a direct response in a different way.
“The U.S. has, for a whole variety of reasons, never utilized a technical ‘dead man’s switch,’” said Garrett M. Graff, author of “Raven Rock: The Story of the U.S. Government’s Secret Plan to Save Itself — While the Rest of Us Die.”
The United States does have extensive contingency plans for continuity of government in the event of a nuclear attack or other major catastrophe that wipes out most or all of Washington. But those plans also do not allow for immediately launching retaliatory strikes upon the death of a president, even if that president had demanded that the military be ready to do so. https://apnews.com/article/trump-iran-threats-dead-mans-switch-vance-9f2fd9085fac9a0d67629ee9424d1fa4
Fighting is not the answer for true peace.
The Bible tells us:
12 They have all turned aside;
They have together become unprofitable;
There is none who does good, no, not one.”
13 “Their throat is an open tomb;
With their tongues they have practiced deceit”;
“The poison of asps is under their lips”;
14 “Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.”
15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood;
16 Destruction and misery are in their ways;
17 And the way of peace they have not known.”
18 “There is no fear of God before their eyes.” (Romans 3:12-18)
Dibar Apartian wrote about wars and the way of peace:
Perhaps you are not aware of it, but according to statistics mankind has been involved in more than 13,500 wars since time began, an average of more than two wars for every year since God created the first couple.
Adolph Hitler defined peace as “an abnormal state between two wars”! Just since the day of his death, at the close of World War II, the world has had more than 50 new wars — including Vietnam, the war that took the lives of more American soldiers than any other.
No wonder God says “the way of peace they know not”!Do wars bring peace?
Have you ever wondered why nations fight? Perhaps we should first ask why do individuals fight? Have fights ever solved — permanently and satisfactorily — any differences or brought any harmony or lasting peace? Never!
But it would be utterly unthinkable for a nation today to do away with its military budget and armament program — just as it would be unthinkable for any individual to renounce his natural belligerency.Nevertheless, God promised our forefathers — the chosen people — He Himself would fight their battles: “And I will give peace in the land, and you shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid” (Lev. 26:6).
In John 14, Christ said, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you” (John 14:27, Revised Standard Version).
But how can Christ give us His peace when His very teachings – His Gospe1 — cause so much division between His Church and the world? If Christ really came to leave His peace with us, why did He “set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law”?
Is there a contradiction or mistranslation here? Of course there isn’t. This peace is one of the fruits of the Spirit — the third mentioned in Galatians 5:22.
Necessary for salvation
If God’s Spirit is in you, you are to bring forth this fruit of peace. It is absolutely necessary for salvation. And one of the keys to obtaining this peace is your relationship to God. The closer you are to God, the greater your peace.
In God’s Church, you have heard many sermons concerning the love of God. You know and you are convinced that God is love (I John 4:8). But are you also convinced — totally convinced — that God is peace? It is only logical, without peace there can be no love.Paul writes: “Mend your ways, heed my appeal, agree with one another, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you” (II Cor. 13:11).
Ask yourself this question. Is your mind in peace — now? Are you at peace with God and with yourself? Do you live peacefully with your neighbor, whether or not he is in the Church? If need be, are you willing to make sacrifices to maintain peace?
Just like love, peace is an outgoing concern for someone else’s rights and happiness. It is an expression of your sincere desire to better understand him — to better help him — without losing patience or feeling yourself superior.
Christ is the King of Peace. God’s Kingdom is a kingdom of peace. And no matter how many good qualities you may have, you won’t enter God’s Kingdom unless you totally repent of your belligerent tendencies and habits and seek peace — both with yourself and your fellowman.
The Sermon on the Mount
In what is known today as the Sermon on the Mount, Christ clearly showed us the way to live a peaceful life — how to have peace, how to procure and share it. He said, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God” (Matt. 5:9).
Let’s examine three basic rules underlined in Jesus’ message that day that you — a peacemaker — should faithfully follow.Many of God’s people still have difficulty in understanding this teaching of Christ. What did He really mean when He said: “Do not resist one who is evil. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also” (Matt. 5:39)?
What are you supposed to do? Let people take advantage of you? Walk all over you? Should you let them hurt you in every possible way — or even kill you? What did Christ really mean when He told us not to “resist one who is evil”?
As a Christian, you certainly have the right to defend yourself, and you should. But it must be God’s way, not yours. You must use His spiritual tools, not carnal weapons. A bitter tongue, a sharp sword or strong fist is not the way to peace. You must use God’s weapons — the power of His Holy Spirit — by expressing love, joy, peace, patience, kindness.
Love your enemies
That’s why Christ said, “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven” (verses 44-45).
Notice, once again, the essential requirement to be a son of God. You have to love your enemies and pray for them. This is how you can be a peacemaker — and a son of God.
To the carnal mind, this type of reasoning and behavior seems foolishness. But God’s ways and laws always seem foolish to the carnal mind. “If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is folly with God” (I Cor. 3:18-19).
Your enemy — or for that matter, anyone. who wants to hurt you — will be totally confused, disarmed and helpless when you do good to him, show love to him, never rendering evil for evil. He will have no effective means to fight back. He will have to quit in frustration.
The apostle Paul under God’s inspiration clearly explains this truth: “Repay no one evil for evil, but take thought for what is noble in the sight of all. If possible, so far as it depends upon you, live peaceably with all.
“Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God… if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals upon his head” (Rom. 12:17-20). …
The peaceful world tomorrow
The Gospel is the good news of the wonderful world tomorrow — a world of joy, happiness and peace. Christ came not only to reveal this message to us but also show us the way to enter the Kingdom — the peaceful way, without sword or weapons.
If you are a peacemaker today, you will be in the world tomorrow. But to be a peacemaker today, you must constantly fight against your carnal nature, and you must control your thoughts and bridle your tongue.
When the Roman soldiers arrested Christ, Simon Peter was all set to fight. He drew his sword and “struck the high priest’s slave and cut off his right ear” (John 18:10).
But Christ ordered him to put his sword into its sheath. “All who take the sword will perish by the sword,” He told him.
Your goal — your final destination as a peacemaker and a son of God — is the Kingdom, where there won’t be any fighting. No need for swords, cannons or nuclear weapons.
You, as a peacemaker, will teach and encourage people from all over the world to “go up to the mountain of the Lord” that He may teach them His ways.. You shall see Christ, the King of Peace, “with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth” (Isa. 11:4).
Imagine! If you are a peacemaker now, you will be with Christ in the world tomorrow, working with Him, ruling under Him! You will see nations “beat their swords. into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks” (Isa. 2:4).
Today, no nation is ready or willing to do this. Total disarmament has never occurred in human history. But in the world tomorrow, with your help under Christ, “nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.”
Do you grasp the depth of your calling? Can you picture yourself living in a world where people will all have one religion and be in one Church — the very Church you are in today? Can you visualize a world where people will faithfully study the Bible and live by its teachings — as you do today?
You will see “the restoration of all things,” the change in nature, in people, even in the character of wild animals. Then you will remember the words you have read many times in your Bible, prophesying that some day, “The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid, and the calf and the lion and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them” (Isa. 11:6).
Be a peacemaker today
But remember. In order to be in the world tomorrow, ‘you must be a’ peacemaker today. You must learn how to live in peace with your neighbor as well as how to have peace of mind. You must know and really feel that it is “good and pleasant… when brothers dwell in unity” (Ps. 133:1).
Successfully living in peace in this world today is a prelude to the great worldwide peace that all nations will experience in the world tomorrow.
That’s why you should start now — in “the present evil age” — to live in peace and harmony with everyone, to be truly a peacemaker, whatever the circumstances.
If you honestly seek peace and pursue it, then “the peace of God, which passes all understanding” (Phil. 4:7) will keep your heart and your mind in Christ Jesus until His Kingdom comes. (Apartian D. The Prelude to PEACE. Good News, September 1979)
Pray, as Jesus said in Matthew 6:10, for God’s kingdom to come.
Some items of possibly related interest may include:
The Gospel of the Kingdom of God This free online pdf booklet has answers many questions people have about the Gospel of the Kingdom of God and explains why it is the solution to the issues the world is facing. It is available in numerous languages at ccog.org. Here are links to four kingdom-related sermons: The Fantastic Gospel of the Kingdom of God!, The World’s False Gospel, The Gospel of the Kingdom: From the New and Old Testaments, and The Kingdom of God is the Solution.
Iran in Prophecy Is Iran in Bible prophecy? If so, what does the Bible teach? What names, other than Persia, may be used to describe Iran? There is also a YouTube video titled Iran in Prophecy. Here are links to two related videos Iran In Prophecy and Iran and Israel Conflict.
The ‘Peace Deal’ of Daniel 9:27 This prophecy could give up to 3 1/2 years advance notice of the coming Great Tribulation. Will most ignore or misunderstand its fulfillment? Here is a link to a related sermon video Daniel 9:27 and the Start of the Great Tribulation. A short video is also available titled Trump’s Deal of the Century and Daniel 9 27? Here is a link to something related in the Spanish language: Estados Árabes emiratos unidos y el tratado de paz en el medio este.
Unintended Consequences and Donald Trump’s Presidency: Is Donald Trump Fulfilling Biblical, Islamic, Greco-Roman Catholic, Buddhist, and other America-Related Prophecies? Is Donald Trump going to save the USA or are there going to be many disastrous unintended consequences of his statements and policies? What will happen? This is a free eBook.
26 items to prophetically watch in 2026 Much is happening. Dr. Thiel points to 26 items to watch (cf. Mark 13:37) in this article. Here is a link to a related sermon: 26 Items to Watch in 2026.
Lost Tribes and Prophecies: What will happen to Australia, the British Isles, Canada, Europe, New Zealand and the United States of America? Where did those people come from? Can you totally rely on DNA? What about other peoples? Do you really know what will happen to Europe and the English-speaking peoples? What about Africa, Asia, South America, and the Islands? This free online book provides scriptural, scientific, historical references, and commentary to address those matters. Here are links to related sermons: Lost tribes, the Bible, and DNA; Lost tribes, prophecies, and identifications; 11 Tribes, 144,000, and Multitudes; Israel, Jeremiah, Tea Tephi, and British Royalty; Gentile European Beast; Royal Succession, Samaria, and Prophecies; Asia, Islands, Latin America, Africa, and Armageddon; When Will the End of the Age Come?; Rise of the Prophesied King of the North; Christian Persecution from the Beast; WWIII and the Coming New World Order; and Woes, WWIV, and the Good News of the Kingdom of God.