Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

An Iranian writer is sentenced to 12 years after tweeting a dot at the supreme leader

4:32pm September 02, 2024

Hossein Shanbehzadeh has been sentenced after replying with a period in response to a post on the social platform X by Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

In this photo released by the Iranian first vice president's office, Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber, right, now acting President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, leads a cabinet meeting in Tehran on Monday.

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What to know about Mohammad Mokhber, who is stepping in as interim president of Iran

11:27am May 20, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

Mohammad Mokhber worked in state-affiliated financial organizations before entering politics. He will lead the Iranian government until its presidential election, which must take place within 50 days.

Demonstrators chant slogans Friday as one of them holds up a poster of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a demonstration in front of the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran.

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Iran marks the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover amid nationwide protests

2:03pm November 04, 2022

by The Associated Press

The country's theocracy, which came to power 43 years ago, faces one of its stiffest challenges amid weeks of widespread protests after the death of a woman arrested by the country's morality police.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Jan. 8. A Twitter account believed to be linked to Khamenei was permanently banned Friday after posting a threatening image involving former President Donald Trump. Twitter told The Associated Press the acc

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Twitter Bans Account Linked To Iran's Supreme Leader

6:47pm January 22, 2021

by Dustin Jones

An image that seems to threaten former President Donald Trump has prompted Twitter to deactivate an account linked to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The image also appears on Khameini's website.

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's speech came after a period that saw mass public support after the death of a Iranian general and outrage over the downing of a commercial airliner.

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Iran's Ayatollah Slams 'American Clowns' In Rare Friday Prayers Sermon

1:18pm January 17, 2020

by Bill Chappell

"These American clowns lie" when they say they stand with the Iranian people, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told a large crowd of worshippers in Tehran.

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Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said a "cowardly attack" at a military parade in Iran over the weekend was carried out by a separatist group supported by the U.S. He's seen here speaking in Tehran earlier this month.

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Iran Warns U.S. Over Deadly Separatist Attack On Parade

2:54pm September 24, 2018

by Bill Chappell

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that "the cowardly attack was committed by those who are rescued by the Americans ... and they are financed by Saudi and Emirate's money."

A protester chants slogans against the Iranian government outside the European Union Council in Brussels, Belgium on Wednesday.

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Here's What Makes Iran's Anti-Regime Protests Different This Time

3:37pm January 04, 2018

by Farideh Farhi

The scholar Farideh Farhi examines why this fresh round of Iranian unrest is unlike the others.

Iranian students protest at the University of Tehran during a demonstration driven by anger over economic problems on Dec. 30.

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Don't Oversimplify The Protests In Iran

12:02pm January 03, 2018

by Abbas Milani

Only those blind to realities on the ground in Iran are now blindsided by the wrath of the Iranian people, writes Abbas Milani.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks in a cabinet meeting in Tehran on Sunday. After a wave of economic protests swept major cities, Rouhani said people have the right to protest, but those demonstrations should not make the public "feel concerned abou

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The Key Players In The Iran Protests

3:31pm January 02, 2018

A primer on the multiple factions, and what they have at stake, in the demonstrations in Iran.

Former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad raises his hand Wednesday as he registers to run in Iran's presidential election next month.

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Iran's Ahmadinejad Will Run For Presidency, Flouting Ayatollah's Advice

11:00am April 12, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has registered to run for a third term. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had reportedly urged him not to run, and the announcement caught many people by surprise.