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99-Year-Old Grand Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi Declares Jihad Against US and Israel After Khamenei's Death

Published March 1, 2026, 14:07
99-Year-Old Grand Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi Declares Jihad Against US and Israel After Khamenei's Death

99-year-old Grand Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi has declared jihad against the United States and Israel in response to the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Shirazi, one of the leading Shia scholars worldwide, is a member of the Assembly of Experts that drafted the first Constitution of the Islamic Republic. Unlike Khamenei, he focuses on religious teaching and writing, having published over 100 books. Due to his advanced age, he has been hospitalized several times in recent years, which has limited his public activity.