{"id":2579884,"date":"2026-03-14T16:35:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T20:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iranian-foreign-minister-says-theres-no-problem-with-new-supreme-leader\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T16:38:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T20:38:01","slug":"iranian-foreign-minister-says-theres-no-problem-with-new-supreme-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iranian-foreign-minister-says-theres-no-problem-with-new-supreme-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian foreign minister says there&#8217;s &#8216;no problem&#8217; with new Supreme Leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Firanian-foreign-minister-says-theres-no-problem-with-new-supreme-leader%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2579884&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Iran&#8217;s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi insisted there is \u201cno problem\u201d with Mojtaba Khamenei,the newly named <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ayatollah-iran-in-no-hurry-to-see-u-s-return-to-nuclear-deal\/\" title=\"Ayatollah: Iran in no hurry to see U.S. return to nuclear deal\">supreme leader<\/a>,despite his absence from public appearances as being chosen to succeed Ali Khamenei after the former leader\u2019s death at the war\u2019s onset. Khamenei delivered his first nationwide address in written form, read by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/passengers-on-flight-to-beijing-reportedly-taken-to-hotel-for-mandatory-anal-swabs\/\" title=\"Passengers On Flight To Beijing Reportedly Taken To Hotel For \u2018Mandatory\u2019 Anal Swabs\">state broadcaster<\/a>, which sparked speculation about his health and visibility. Araghchi told MS NOW that \u201ceverything is under control\u201d and defended the leadership as resilient against Western doubts. The report also covers the U.S. response,detailing Operation Epic Fury with claims of extensive strikes against Iran and the destruction of Iranian targets,including bombing of Kharg Island,while President Trump says Iran is \u201ctotally defeated\u201d and seeks a deal. A multinational coalition was announced to guard the Strait of Hormuz, though Iran\u2019s side argues the strait remains open to many ships; the United Nations has noted a sharp drop in Hormuz traffic, and UKMTO reports about 20 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-exclusive-system-glitch-also-uncovered-in-wisconsin-reversal-of-swapped-votes-removes-lead-from-joe-biden\/\" title=\"BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: System &#039;Glitch&#039; Also Uncovered In Wisconsin - Reversal of Swapped Votes Removes Lead from Joe Biden\">incidents<\/a> affecting vessels in the area, with several attacks attributed to Iranian forces. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >piece highlights contrasting views<\/a>: officials in Tehran projecting a steady,well-ordered state,while Western figures question the new leadership\u2019s health and legitimacy amid ongoing hostilities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Iranian foreign minister says there&rsquo;s &lsquo;no problem&rsquo; with new Supreme Leader<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2531816\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iranian<\/a> Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi insisted on Saturday that there is &ldquo;no problem&rdquo; with the country&rsquo;s new supreme leader, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mojtaba-khamenei\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"21453\">Mojtaba Khamenei<\/a>, despite his absence from the public eye.<\/p>\n<p>Khamenei, who was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4484850\/iran-names-mojtaba-khamenei-new-supreme-leader\/\">selected to succeed<\/a> his father, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ali-khamenei\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2865\">Ali Khamenei,<\/a> after the former Ayatollah was killed on the first day of the war, has not made any public or live appearances since the start of the conflict. Khamenei delivered his first address to the nation on Thursday <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4489443\/mojtaba-khamenei-first-statement-not-on-camera\/\">as a written statement<\/a>, which was read by an Iranian state media newscaster. He notably did not appear on television, sparking speculation about his physical state from pundits.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4492174\/israel-lebanon-talks-israel-prepares-invasion\/\">Israel and Lebanon to hold talks as Israel prepares invasion: Report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4492144\/news-coverage-distorting-success-guy-benson\/\">News coverage &#8216;distorting&#8217; Operation Epic Fury success: Guy Benson<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4492106\/coalition-send-warships-hormuz-us-bomb-hell-shoreline-trump\/\">Coalition to send warships to Hormuz while US bombs &#8216;the hell out of the shoreline,&#8217; Trump says<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>But Araghchi stood by the health of Khamenei in an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lHjjRgpvXO4\">interview<\/a> with MS NOW on Saturday, saying &ldquo;everything is under control.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4490912\/hegseth-pours-doubt-ability-new-supreme-leader-mojtaba-khamenei\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4490912\"><strong>HEGSETH POURS DOUBT ON ABILITY OF NEW SUPREME LEADER MOJTABA KHAMENEI<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They will see soon, I guess, that there is no problem with the new Supreme Leader. He sent his message yesterday, and he will perform his duties. He is performing his duties, according to the Constitution, and he will continue to do that,&rdquo; Araghchi said.<\/p>\n<p>War Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pete-hegseth\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1991\">Pete Hegseth<\/a> said on Friday that Khamenei is &ldquo;likely disfigured,&rdquo; questioning why the supreme leader resorted to a written statement. Hegseth pointed out that &ldquo;Iran has plenty of cameras and plenty of voice recorders&rdquo; and said, &ldquo;his father&rsquo;s dead, he&rsquo;s scared, he&rsquo;s injured, he&rsquo;s on the run, and he lacks legitimacy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We know the new so-called, not-so-supreme leader is wounded and likely disfigured,&rdquo; Hegseth <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4490912\/hegseth-pours-doubt-ability-new-supreme-leader-mojtaba-khamenei\/\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth&rsquo;s words echoed those of President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a>, who said of Khamenei on Thursday, &ldquo;I think he&rsquo;s damaged, but I think he&rsquo;s probably alive in some form.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When asked about these indications from U.S. intelligence, Araghchi dismissed what he called the &ldquo;accusations&rdquo; and also said that the Islamic regime is &ldquo;a very well-established political structure,&rdquo; touting it as resilient.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Everything is in place, so they shouldn&rsquo;t have any hope for anything happening to the individuals. The system is working. It worked properly after the assassination and the martyrdom of our supreme leader, you saw that nothing happened and everything remained in order, and still everything is under control,&rdquo; Aragchi said. <\/p>\n<p>In the first two weeks of the U.S.&rsquo;s Operation Epic Fury, the American military hit over 15,000 Iranian targets. Trump declared on Saturday that Iran is <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4492078\/iran-want-deal-not-good-enough-trump\/\">&ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-maher-accuses-trump-of-being-caught-off-guard-by-hormuz-closure\/\" title=\"Bill Maher accuses Trump of being &#039;caught off ...&#039; by Hormuz closure\">totally defeated&#038;rdquo<\/a>; <\/a>and wants to make a deal with the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/4489484\/our-civilian-military-bond-is-cracked\/\"><strong>SALENA ZITO: OUR CIVILIAN-MILITARY BOND IS CRACKED<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. military has offered a grim report of the reality on the ground for Iran. U.S. Central Command has destroyed over 90 Iranian vessels so far and launched a massive bombing campaign of the military targets on Iran&rsquo;s oil lifeline of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4491959\/trump-strikes-kharg-island\/\">Kharg Island<\/a> on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The United States of America has beaten and completely decimated Iran, both Militarily, Economically, and in every other way, but the Countries of the World that receive Oil through the Hormuz Strait must take care of that passage, and we will help &mdash; A LOT!&rdquo; Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116229058692001771\">wrote on Truth Social<\/a> Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>All eyes are now turning to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4487861\/us-iran-fight-spreads-strait-hormuz\/\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a>, where Trump said a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4492106\/coalition-send-warships-hormuz-us-bomb-hell-shoreline-trump\/\">multinational group of warships<\/a> is headed to defend the oil-shipping waterway from any Iranian aggression. The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/irgc\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4246\">Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps<\/a> has choked off the narrow strait nearly entirely, as there have been several&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/middle-east\/iran-strait-of-hormuz-control-1e7614ef?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqfPf80yLE5ZbtNMaKMADP9AgzsW-kwQVbw_XmwvywtlM5gLjWTV0dZSNlNDTX0%3D&amp;gaa_ts=69b57646&amp;gaa_sig=t0kARjqdK_oIJIEuUgz034SUkAexpzkk-QJE3luj1IPV1_gd8UG5nlW7WMxQ6G1SKhUVCt9k5WeyoP6Z_Nlj8w%3D%3D\">reports of Iranian attacks<\/a>&nbsp;on oil tankers since the start of the war.<\/p>\n<p>Aragchi claimed that there are still &ldquo;many tankers and ships&rdquo; passing through the strait in the Saturday interview. But according to the United Nations, Strait of Hormuz traffic has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4487861\/us-iran-fight-spreads-strait-hormuz\/\">dropped by about 97%<\/a> since the start of the war on Feb. 28, as the IRGC stranglehold continues.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4492106\/coalition-send-warships-hormuz-us-bomb-hell-shoreline-trump\/\">COALITION TO SEND WARSHIPS TO HORMUZ WHILE US BOMBS &lsquo;THE HELL OUT OF THE SHORELINE,&rsquo; TRUMP SAYS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Strait of Hormuz is open. It is only closed to the tankers and ships belonging to our enemies, to those who are attacking us and their allies. Others are free to pass. Of course, many of them prefer not, because of their security concerns. This has nothing to do with us,&rdquo; Aragchi said.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Organization <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ukmto.org\/recent-incidents\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.ukmto.org\/recent-incidents\">reported<\/a> 20 incidents affecting vessels in the Strait of Hormuz since Feb. 28. Of those incidents, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/middle-east\/iran-strait-of-hormuz-control-1e7614ef?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqfNUviAeqazIkfFAhk6gJZD-fLCMFqQOApa1fno2tDInSLrMN2tVdaZ5vVJD8o%3D&amp;gaa_ts=69b5c33e&amp;gaa_sig=c92h7t5hXNH1fdDweUVrKsE721cbcnNGXLPoHrSpz9c99xs4WoQ_C9S56qHG7x_gfgTmq_tPQ71UbWNtrbXJkw%3D%3D\">16 were attacks<\/a> on commercial shipping in the region by Iranian forces.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran FM: No issue with the new Supreme Leader<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2579885,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26047359623508.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3817,4551,3823,50402,5894],"class_list":["post-2579884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-diplomacy","tag-foreign-policy","tag-iran","tag-leadership-2","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26047359623508.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2579884"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579884\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2579888,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579884\/revisions\/2579888"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2579885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2579884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2579884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2579884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}