Iran’s Top Leader Issues Statement Saying Regime Will Keep Backing Anti-Israel Forces

Since being named as Iran’s leader, Mojtaba Khamenei has not made any public appearances.

Protesters hold a portrait of former Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei near the U.S. Consulate during a rally for Al-Quds Day in Toronto, on March 14, 2026. Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press

Iran’s top leader released a new statement on April 1 saying the Iranian regime will continue to support anti-Israel forces in the Middle East, as the Trump administration signaled that the war could end within weeks.

The message from Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, like others since he was named Iran’s leader, came in a statement read on air by a state television anchor. Paraphrased versions of the statement were also released by Iranian state-run news outlets Tasnim News and IRNA.