Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Fighting the world, losing the war: IRGC talks big after beatdown by Israel

IRAN AFFAIRS: A wounded tiger is a dangerous beast, and the IRGC, in claiming it was taking on the world, feels backed into a corner.

Here, posters display assassinated military leaders, including IRGC commander-in-chief Hossein Salami (center), in Tehran at the end of June.
 Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi addresses the National Cooperation Convention in Munich, July 26, 2025.

Iran at a crossroads: Hope, resistance, and the fight for democracy - opinion

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets with the head and officials of the Judiciary Branch in the Imam Khomeini Hussainiyah, Tehran, July 16, 2025.

Iran's Khamenei accuses West of using nuclear demands as an excuse for confrontation

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets with the head and officials of the Judiciary Branch in the Imam Khomeini Hussainiyah, Tehran, July 16, 2025.

Khamenei mourns top military leaders, 40 days after Israeli targeted assassinations


Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi's Munich Conference: A historic moment for unity in Iran’s opposition

Pahlavi concluded his address to attendees with a message of determination and hope: "Ali Khamenei must know: his regime is crumbling."

 Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi addresses the National Cooperation Convention in Munich, July 26, 2025.

Mossad in Farsi says Khamenei spends 'half the day sleeping, the other half high'

The Mossad-linked account claimed that most of Iran lacks access to water and electricity while Ali Khamenei allegedly spends his days sleeping or using illicit substances.

A graffiti of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is seen in Tel Aviv, Israel, July 8, 2025

The start of the post-war game: Iran has five weeks to create new nuclear deal – analysis

Could Europe's August deadline be the most important date in the decades-long nuclear standoff, or will Iran face more sanctions?

 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi visits Iran's nuclear achievements exhibition, in Tehran, Iran, April 17, 2025.

Israel bombed Iran, Tehran still refuses to talk about its nuke program, what’s next? - analysis

Three weeks after the Israel-Iran War ended, Khamenei expelled the IAEA, refused US nuclear talks, and appears undecided on reconstituting nuclear and missile programs.

 An illustrative image of the silhouettes of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu set to a backdrop of their respective countries' flags.

Khamenei responds to Gallant's open letter, calling it a 'full-scale psychological operation'

The statement described the letter as “a conflict whose primary battlefield is not border zones, but public perception and the realm of awareness.”

 Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, May 20, 2025.

You’ve been warned: Gallant threatens to attack Iran ‘again and again’ if nuclear program resumes

“With every passing month, the gap grows. Our knowledge deepens. Our target sets expand. Your options narrow,” Gallant wrote.

 Former defense minister Yoav Gallant and Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei over a backdrop of Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center

In 'direct message' to Khamenei, Katz warns Iran of Israel's 'destructive power'

The defense minister said that there is no place in Iran for Islamic Regime officials who harm Israel to hide.

A mock skull representing Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is held up by a person during a protest against the Iranian government, outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles, California, US, June 23, 2025.

Khamenei’s personal hatred of Azerbaijan - opinion

The Islamic Republic of Iran's animosity toward Azerbaijan, an independent Shi'ite Muslim country, stems directly from its supreme leader.

 IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers a televised message last month. One could argue that he despises Azerbaijan almost as much as he despises the US, says the writer.

UN slams Israel in the name of rights - opinion

When institutions that claim to uphold universal values cannot call out a regime that propagates terror, represses its own population, and denies women’s basic rights – something essential is broken.

 THE WRITER speaks outside the UN in December 2023. ‘I have spent my life believing in the promise of the human rights community, imperfect though it may be, as a force capable of restraining the worst impulses of power,’ she says.

Khamenei survived, but he shouldn’t have: why Israel’s Iran campaign remains incomplete - opinion

Given the two missteps Israel made in what was otherwise a golden moment of historic triumph, there is a sense that the job, is not done.

 A demonstrator holds a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as Iraqi people attend a rally to show solidarity with Iran, amid the Iran-Israel conflict, in the Shi'ite district of Kadhimiya, Baghdad, Iraq, June 21, 2025.

Iran's Khamenei attends event, in first public appearance in weeks, Iranian state media shows

This is the first time that the supreme leader has been seen since the start of the 12 day war.

 HOW THE US understood and understands the Iranian regime has massively shaped its foreign policy and will continue to shape the region. Here, a TV screen displays the televised message of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during the Iran-Israel conflict in Tehran, Iran last Thursday.