Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Iran’s supreme leader receives high-ranking Hamas delegation
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has received a high-ranking delegation from the Palestinian militant group Hamas.Leading members of the Hamas politburo met with Khamenei in Tehran, his office...

Iran’s supreme leader predicts new resistance in Syria
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei anticipates a renewed resistance struggle by Syrians against the country's new leadership structures following the overthrow of president Bashar al-Assad."We expect a new...

Iran’s religious leader wants considered response to Israeli attack
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has called for a considered approach following the Israeli attack on military sites on Saturday."How the strength and will of the Iranian people...

Iran: Fight against Israel continues after Hamas leader’s death
The killing of Hamas leader Yehya al-Sinwar by Israeli forces on Wednesday will not stop the struggle against Israel, according to Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei."His death is...
Labour MP resigns over gifts row and Iran warns Israel over assassination
The conflict in the Middle East features on many of today's front pages. "Iran threatens vengeance" over the the assassination of Hezbollah's chief Hassan Nasrallah, reads the front page...

Iran country profile
Iran became an Islamic republic in 1979, when the monarchy was overthrown and clerics assumed political control under Ayatollah Khomeini.The revolution put an end to the rule of the...

Iran’s Khamenei congratulates reformist presidential election winner
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has congratulated Masoud Pezeshkian, a political moderate, on winning the presidency."I call on everyone to work together," said Khamenei, who wields ultimate power...

‘Reformist’ Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran election in blow to Ayatollah
The victory of Massoud Pezeshkian in Iran's presidential election over hard-line conservative rival Saeed Jalili has been greeted with cautious optimism internationally about what it might mean for Tehran's...

Iranian presidential vote pits reformist against hardliners
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei kicked off the country's presidential election on Friday, as Iranians decide whether they want to continue the country's hardline conservative course or take...

Ayatollah Khamenei kicks off Iran’s presidential election
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has voted in the presidential election in Iran.Khamenei urged the nation to participate actively in the vote to "prove the correctness and honesty...