Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with the members of the Expediency Discernment Council in Tehran, Iran October 12, 2022. File Photo: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS

Iran ready to respond to any new attack, Khamenei says

"The fact that our nation is ready to face the power of the United States and its dog on a leash, the Zionist regime [Israel], is very praiseworthy," he says

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with the members of the Expediency Discernment Council in Tehran, Iran October 12, 2022. File Photo: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS

Israel defence minister says would have killed Khamenei if given opportunity

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in a televised message, after the ceasefire between Iran and Israel, in Tehran, Iran, 26 June 2025. Photo: Reuters

Khamenei claims Iran 'crushed' Israel, in first remarks since ceasefire

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with the members of the Expediency Discernment Council in Tehran, Iran October 12, 2022. File Photo: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS

Israel threatens to 'eliminate' Khamenei after Iranian missile strike, US weighs intervention

A TV screen displays the televised message of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during the Iran-Israel conflict in Tehran, Iran, June 18, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Israel's airstrikes aim to break foundations of Khamenei's rule in Iran

Iranian presidential candidate Saeed Jalili speaks during a campaign event in Tehran, Iran, June 24, 2024. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iran’s presidential election dominated by Khamenei loyalists

FILE PHOTO: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during Friday prayers in Tehran September 14, 2007. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl/File Photo

Iran's supreme leader says Israel headed for 'destruction'

FILE PHOTO: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during Friday prayers in Tehran September 14, 2007. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl/File Photo

Iran's Supreme Leader approves Mokhber as interim president, declares 5 days mourning