Khamenei

Middle Israel: The life and times of Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – opinion

Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader, portrayed himself as a moral alternative to the West, yet his rule has been marked by hypocrisy, corruption, and the ruin of his country’s future.

A woman holds a picture of Khamenei during a rally in solidarity with Iran’s government, near the Iranian Embassy in Baghdad last week.
Iran's Former Empress Farah Pahlavi poses during a photo session at her home in Paris on January 20, 2026. The widow of Iran's former shah, Farah Pahlavi, believes that 'there is no turning back' after the protests against the Islamic Republic.

Iran’s former empress Farah Pahlavi calls for day of mourning for protesters murdered by regime

Reza Pahlavi, the US-based son of Iran's ousted former Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, speaks during a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC on January 16, 2026.

‘Anti-Iranian criminal’: Pahlavi targets Khamenei over deaths of demonstrators in Iran protests

 L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.

Donald Trump saved Iran's Khamenei once before, will he do it again? - comment


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‘Khamenei will wait to see if Trump wins to decide Iran nuke policy,’ Iran expert says

Iran expert at INSS and at the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center, Raz Zimmt, told the Post that anyone who says that “the regime fully controls the results – this is not true.”

 IRAN’S SUPREME Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the death of the leader of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, at Khomeini’s shrine in Tehran, last week.

A regime that neglects its own people is destined to self-destruct - opinion

The people of Iran, by boycotting the elections, have showcased their political maturity. 

 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES Masoud Pezeshkian (right) and Saeed Jalili ​attend an election debate at a television studio in Tehran, on Monday.

Islamic Regime approves six presidential candidates in bid to boost turnout

Experts believe that regardless of who is elected president, Tehran’s foreign and domestic policies are expected to remain largely unchanged

 IRAN’S LATE SUPREME LEADER Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, last month. It doesn’t matter at all to Iran and Hamas if Israel agrees to political and territorial concessions, says the writer.

The Iranian 'Godfather' and his mafia-style sham elections - opinion

Khamenei's oppressive rule has ensnared Iranian society, trapping it in malignant cycles of manipulation and control.

 IRAN’S SUPREME Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the death of the leader of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, at Khomeini’s shrine in Tehran, last week.

Iran registers presidential candidates for early vote after Raisi's death

After the five-day registration period, the Guardian Council, which oversees elections and legislation, will vet the candidates running for the presidency.

 IRANIAN PRESIDENT Ebrahim Raisi, known as the ‘Butcher of Tehran,’ meets his eternal end at the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad, Iran, May 23.

Iran's Khamenei seeks trusted hardliner to replace Raisi in June vote

Iran's election to replace the late President Raisi triggers a hardliner race to influence the next supreme leader's succession, aiming for a Khamenei-loyal president.

 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with a group of academic elites and scientific talents in Tehran, Iran October 19, 2022

Death of Raisi doesn't signify Israel's defense establishment can sleep well at night - editorial

Former national security adviser Yaakov Amidror predicted that neither Iran’s determination to wipe out Israel by producing nuclear weapons, nor its support of Hamas and Hezbollah would.

 Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi addresses the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York City, US, September 21, 2022.

Bye Raisi: How does his death change the race to succeed Khamenei? - analysis

Whoever succeeds Khamenei will set its policy regarding Israel, the West, nuclear weapons, and a host of other issues critical to the world.

 Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi gestures during a meeting with Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro at the Miraflores Palace, in Caracas, Venezuela June 12, 2023.

The fall of the Iranian regime is inevitable - opinion

Oppressive regimes that fail to serve the interests of their people will inevitably come to an end.

 IRAN’S SUPREME Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks after he votes during runoff parliamentary elections, in Tehran, last Friday. Iran’s regime and its theocratic governance are evidently on a decline, the writer asserts.