Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

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  • Funeral ceremony 2026-07-14 21:28

    By Xavier Villar 

     Qom to Mashhad: A counter-map in motion 

    MADRID - To name a territory is to claim it. The inscription of a name upon a landscape is never a neutral act of description; it is the imposition of an order. Modern cartography and toponymy executed a foundational violence when they converted the living continuity of inhabited spaces into the rigid grammar of property.

  • Mohseni Ejei 2026-07-11 21:03

    Iran pursuing war crimes cases against US, Israel: top judge

    TEHRAN- Iran is determined to pursue legal action against those responsible for war crimes committed by the United States and the Israeli regime, Judiciary Chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei said, stressing that those found responsible must face punishment and pay compensation for the damage inflicted.

  • Mohammad Eslami 2026-07-07 20:56

    Growth of Iran’s peaceful nuclear program driven by martyred Leader’s vision, AEOI chief says

    TEHRAN — Iran’s peaceful nuclear achievements were made possible through the strategic vision, steadfast guidance, and unwavering support of the late Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, according to Mohammad Eslami, Vice President and head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI).

  • Funeral ceremony 2026-07-06 20:47

    By Garsha Vazirian

    A divine canvas of grief through Tehran's blistering heat

    TEHRAN — To say it was historical doesn't do it justice. That word feels too clinical for the civilizational gravity of what unfolded here on July 6.

  • Funeral ceremony 2026-07-06 20:43

    By Afshin Majlesi 

    From sunrise to sunset: witnessing a historic day in Tehran

    TEHRAN – About an hour after sunrise on Monday, I joined the growing crowds making their way toward Enqelab Square. Thousands of mourners were already filling the streets, walking quietly but steadily toward what would become one of the largest funeral processions in Iran’s contemporary history. 

  • Leader 2026-07-05 22:07

    By Habib Ahmadzadeh 

    A few intriguing observations for the West to see of farewell to Iran’s martyred Leader

    A personal and direct analysis of the farewell ceremony 

    TEHRAN - On Saturday, July 4, I attended the massive, multi-million-person funeral procession for Iran’s martyred Leader with my daughters and two of my grandchildren. It is no exaggeration to say that I was surrounded by hundreds of thousands of weeping people who were shedding tears from the depths of their souls for the loss of their icon. However, the most important point was not just the grief, but the hope and the strange, intense glint in their eyes—a look that signaled a firm determination to continue their resistance.

  • Leader 2026-07-05 21:58

    Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei on Martyred Leader's devotion to his father

    TEHRAN- For the first and only time, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei, the current Leader of the Islamic Revolution, has agreed to a formal interview. The conversation, conducted in mid-2021, was not intended to discuss the Leader himself.

  • Farewell ceremony 2026-07-05 21:54

    By Fardin Molaei

    Farewell ceremony in Iran sparks global social media debate

    Global social media erupts with tributes, debate and political commentary as millions attend funeral of the late Leader

    TEHRAN — Iran's farewell ceremonies for the late Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei have become one of the most discussed international events on social media, triggering an unprecedented wave of reactions from political leaders, journalists, commentators and ordinary users across the world.

  • Foreign reporters 2026-07-05 21:47

    By Garsha Vazirian

    Foreign reporters watch unbroken Iran turn raw grief into mandate for revenge

    TEHRAN — The sprawling expanse of the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla became the epicenter of a historic geopolitical shift on July 5, as millions of Iranians converged for the second day of the public farewell ceremonies for the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei. 

  • Memories 2026-04-27 23:41

    Chinese readers welcome Martyr Leader’s memoir

    TEHRAN – The Chinese translation of the book “The Pains that Changed into Gains,” memories of the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has received a warm welcome from readers across China.

  • Iran's Jewish community mourns martyred Leader in historic display of unity 2026-04-18 01:14

    In Tehran synagogue, Iran's Jewish community mourns martyred Leader in historic display of unity

    TEHRAN – In a powerful testament to interfaith solidarity, Tehran's Yusef Abad Synagogue held a solemn memorial ceremony on April 16 for the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.

  • Leader-Qassem Soleimani 2026-03-30 15:04

    By Fatemeh Torkashvand

    Trump's assassination of Soleimani and Ayatollah Khamenei: A factor in his downfall?

    TEHRAN - The twentieth century began with the emergence of a new concept in terrorism studies and criminology within political science: a notion titled “gaining fame or attracting public attention through the assassination of an important figure.” The assassination of Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth in 1865, and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by Gavrilo Princip in 1914, are often considered examples of this type.

  • Iranian people 2026-03-06 00:13

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Beyond geopolitics: Understanding Iran’s enduring popular base

    SOUTH LEBANON—Forty-seven years after the victory of Imam Khomeini’s Islamic Revolution on 11 February 1979, the Islamic Republic of Iran remains a political phenomenon that cannot be understood solely through the language of state power or geopolitical rivalry.