Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Supreme leader ushers in Iranian new year with message of hope
Middle East
March 20, 2021
Supreme leader ushers in Iranian new year with message of hope
(Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei named the Iranian new year that of “production, support and removal of…
Iran summons EU envoys for protesting reporter’s hanging
Middle East
December 13, 2020
Iran summons EU envoys for protesting reporter’s hanging
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Sunday summoned the German envoy to Tehran after the European Union condemned the execution…
Iran executes journalist who encouraged 2017 protests
Middle East
December 12, 2020
Iran executes journalist who encouraged 2017 protests
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Saturday executed a once-exiled journalist over his online work that helped inspire nationwide economic…
Iran’s supreme leader, quoting Trump, mocks US election
Middle East
November 3, 2020
Iran’s supreme leader, quoting Trump, mocks US election
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader mocked America’s presidential election Tuesday in a televised address, quoting President Donald Trump’s…
Iran’s Khamenei: UAE ‘disgraced forever’ by Israel deal
Middle East
September 1, 2020
Iran’s Khamenei: UAE ‘disgraced forever’ by Israel deal
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates has betrayed the Islamic world and the Palestinians by reaching a deal toward…
Supreme leader says Iran won’t negotiate with US
Middle East
July 31, 2020
Supreme leader says Iran won’t negotiate with US
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Friday his country will not negotiate with the United…
Iran journalist who fueled 2017 protests sentenced to death
Middle East
June 30, 2020
Iran journalist who fueled 2017 protests sentenced to death
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran sentenced a once-exiled journalist to death over his online work that helped inspire nationwide economic…
Iran records highest daily death toll from COVID-19
Middle East
June 30, 2020
Iran records highest daily death toll from COVID-19
(Reuters) — Iran recorded its highest number of deaths from COVID-19 within a 24-hour period, official health ministry figures showed…
Iran’s Khamenei says Floyd’s killing exposes real nature of US
Middle East
June 3, 2020
Iran’s Khamenei says Floyd’s killing exposes real nature of US
DUBAI (Reuters) — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that the killing of George Floyd in police…
Iran leader says Israel a ‘cancerous tumor’ to be destroyed
Middle East
May 22, 2020
Iran leader says Israel a ‘cancerous tumor’ to be destroyed
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader on Friday called Israel a “cancerous tumor” that “will undoubtedly be uprooted and…