Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: News

19 Dec 2024

Iran

Iran's Khamenei calls women 'delicate flowers' amid hijab law debate   

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has courted controversy after he called women "delicate flowers" in a social media post.

14 Dec 2024

Iran

Syrian rebels planned for a year to oust Assad: Report 

The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) Islamist group, which has long held a portion of northwest Syria, had been planning to oust President Bashar al-Assad for a year.

18 Nov 2024

Lebanon

Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei meets envoy amid health speculation

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei met with Mojtaba Amani, the country's ambassador to Lebanon, in Tehran on Sunday.

16 Nov 2024

Donald Trump

US received Iran's 'written assurance' it won't assassinate Trump: Reports

The United States received a written assurance from Iran that the latter is not actively plotting to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump, according to multiple reports.

03 Nov 2024

Iran

US B-52 Bombers Reach Middle East amid Iran threats

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has threatened a "tooth-breaking" response to continued Israeli military actions, including a recent commando raid in Lebanon.

28 Oct 2024

Benjamin Netanyahu

Why Iran's supreme leader Khamenei's Hebrew X account was suspended

Iran's leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's Hebrew-language account on the social media platform X has been suspended after only two posts, according to the Jerusalem Post.

27 Oct 2024

Donald Trump

Iran's supreme leader Khamenei 'seriously ill,' son likely successor

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, 85, is very ill, and his second oldest son, Mojtaba Khamenei, is expected to succeed him when he dies, according to a New York Times report on Saturday.

19 Oct 2024

Benjamin Netanyahu

Drone from Lebanon targets Netanyahu's private residence 

A drone was launched toward the house of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Caesarea on Saturday.

04 Oct 2024

Iran

'We'll defeat our enemies': Khamenei's rare sermon amid Israel crisis

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivered a rare Friday sermon at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla mosque in central Tehran.

28 Sep 2024

Iran

J&K: Protests against killing of Hezbollah chief; Mehbooba cancels campaigning

A massive crowd, including women and children, hit the streets of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday to protest the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut on Friday.

28 Sep 2024

Israel

Iran's Supreme Leader relocated after Hezbollah chief killed in airstrike

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's Supreme Leader, has been transported to a secure location within the country with increased security measures in place, Reuters reported, quoting two regional officials informed by Tehran.

17 Sep 2024

Iran

'Look at own record...': India slams Iran over 'minorities' comment

India has strongly condemned comments made by Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, about the treatment of Indian Muslims.

08 Aug 2024

Benjamin Netanyahu

Can Iran-Israel conflict start World War-III? Ex-Israeli intelligence official comments 

The Middle East is teetering on the brink of a major war following the assassinations of Hamas's chief, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran and other terror officials.

02 Aug 2024

Hamas

Not airstrike, bomb planted at guesthouse killed Hamas chief: Report 

A report by the New York Times has shed a different light on how Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Tehran on Wednesday.

01 Aug 2024

Hamas

Iran's supreme leader orders 'direct' attack on Israel: Report 

Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has reportedly ordered a "direct attack" on Israel following the assassination of Hamas leader, Ismail Haniyeh.

28 Jun 2024

Iran

Iran holds snap presidential election amid economic and political turmoil

Iran is conducting an unexpected presidential election following the sudden death of former President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash.

20 May 2024

Narendra Modi

'India stands with Iran…': PM Modi condoles President Raisi's death

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed grief over the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday.

20 May 2024

Iran

'No sign of life…': Iran President Raisi's helicopter wreckage found

Rescuers on Monday found the missing helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country's foreign minister, and other officials near the Iran-Azerbaijan border.

14 Apr 2024

Iran

Israel under fire as Iran launches 200 missiles and drones 

Iran has launched a barrage of drones and cruise missiles at Israel, marking the first direct assault by the Islamic Republic on the country.

09 Feb 2024

Iran

Amid Israel-Palestine tensions, Meta removes Iranian Supreme Leader's accounts

Today, Meta announced the removal of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's Facebook and Instagram accounts due to violations of its content policies.

10 Jan 2023

Iran

Iran's anti-hijab protests: Three more get death penalty amid outrage

Iran sentenced three more persons to death for participating in anti-hijab protests and 'waging war on God', Mizan news agency reported.

09 Feb 2021

Iran

Iran may pursue a nuclear weapon, Intelligence Minister warns West

Iran's Intelligence Minister, Mahmoud Alavi, has warned the West that Iran could push for a nuclear weapon if crippling international sanctions on Tehran remain in place, state television reported on Tuesday.

03 Jan 2020

Iran

Top commander killed by US, Iran's leader vows revenge

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is angry and has vowed to take revenge from criminals (read the United States) who killed the country's top commander Qasem Soleimani in an airstrike at Baghdad Airport on Friday.

30 Dec 2017

Iran

US: "World is watching" as anti-government protests spread across Iran

Anti-government protests have spread to several major cities across Iran, including Rasht and Kermanshah.

09 Aug 2017

Iran

Iran's Rouhani appoints two women as vice-presidents following outcry

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has appointed two women as vice-presidents and one as a civil rights assistant.

29 May 2017

Iran

Growing US-Saudi friendship: Ayatollah calls Saudi Arabia a 'milked cow'

A latest report from Iran's semi-official news agency Fars has reported that its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei termed Saudi Arabia, " a cow milked by the United States".

20 May 2017

Iran

Iran's presidential election- Hassan Rouhani reelected after decisive victory

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has won a decisive victory in the country's election, earning him a second term in office.