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


Five takeaways from the bomb shelter: Reflections on the Israel-Iran War – comment

A Jerusalem Post editor reflects on Iran's war on Israel from his bomb shelter. Is there an end in sight to Operation Rising Lion?

 People take cover as siren warns of incoming missiles fired from Iran, at a public bomb shelter in Jerusalem, June 15, 2025.

Israel Katz: 'If Khamenei continues to fire missiles at Israeli civilians, Tehran will burn'

The defense minister made these statements after finishing a situational assessment with the IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, Mossad Director David Barnea, and other Israeli military leadership.

 Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz waits for his British and French counterparts for a meeting, amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Jerusalem August 16, 2024.

Trump, Iran both desperate to cut nuke deal as formula still elusive - analysis

With current remarks resembling the 2015 JCPOA deal, Trump cannot allow the deal to close without achieving some other creative concessions.

US President Donald Trump seen over an Iranian flag (illustrative)

Hamas likely to release Israeli-American hostage within 48 hours, IDF strikes Yemen ports

IDF announces movement of troops • US-Iran nuclear talks conclude in Oman • Trump en route to Mideast

The family of hostage Edan Alexander outside the home of Ron Dermer in Jerusalem on Sunder, April 13, 2025.

Khamenei endorses ‘Death to America’ chants ahead of nuclear talks

Khamenei praised the crowd's anti-American stance as talks in Vienna approach amid Tehran's defiance.

 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei looks on during a meeting with Iranian students in Tehran, Iran, March 12, 2025.

Why the Islamic Republic of Iran threatens Israel, the West, and its own people - opinion

From the outset, the Islamic Republic has nurtured a deep-rooted ideological hostility toward the Jewish people and the state of Israel.

 A model of an Iranian missile is seen during a gathering in Tehran, Iran, April 9, 2025

Anxious Iranians hope nuclear talks may ease risk of US attack

Iranians are cautiously hopeful ahead of US nuclear talks, as markets rise and the rial strengthens, but fears of failure and conflict linger.

 Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian visits Iran's nuclear achievements exhibition in Tehran, Iran April 9, 2025.

AMIA prosecutor requests international arrest warrant for Khamenei

AMIA prosecutor Sebastián Basso requested an arrest warrant for Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei over his alleged role in the 1994 Buenos Aires bombing.

 Illustrative image of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Why Iranians embrace Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi: Nowruz vs Ramadan, Pahlavi vs Khamenei - opinion

During the New Year celebration Nowruz, Iranians chose their old traditions, while the regime imposed mourning for Imam Ali. More and more, slogans for Reza Pahlavi as leader of a secular Iran.

 A woman poses next to an Iranian flag and photo of the Persian Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, during a protest on the day of the Munich Security Conference, in Munich, Germany February 17, 2023.

Jury convicts men after foiled Iran-funded assassination attempt of journalist

Prosecutors said Rafat Amirov and Polad Omarov were to be paid $500,000 by Iran for the assassination.

 Defendants Polad Omarev and Rafat Amirov watch as Masih Alinejad, a New York-based journalist who left Iran in 2009 and is known for outspoken criticism of the government in Tehran and its treatment of women, reacts during questioning during their trial at a courtroom in New York, U.S., March 10, 2