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MoS Margherita attends mourning ceremony for late Iranian leader Ayatollah Khamenei

April 13, 2026 admin

In this image posted on April 12, 2026, Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita attends the 40th day mourning ceremony for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei organised by the Iranian Embassy in New Delhi. Picture: X/@MEAIndia via PTI Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita has attended a mourning ceremony for Iran’s late Supreme…

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Iran names Khamenei’s son, Mojtaba, as new supreme leader: state media

March 8, 2026 admin

Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iran’s slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. File | Photo Credit: AFP Iran’s ‌Assembly of Experts has named Mojtaba Khamenei ⁠to replace his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, ‌as the country’s new supreme ‌leader, state ‌media reported ⁠on Sunday (March 8, 2026). Mr. Mojtaba, a ⁠mid-ranking cleric with close ties to…

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Explained | Iran’s political system

March 5, 2026 admin

Iran’s unique political system — which has been designed in such a way that the Shia clergy has ultimate authority in all critical matters related to the state, even as elections are held in regular intervals — is a child of the 1979 revolution. While it’s popularly called the “Islamic revolution”, the anti-Shah movement was…

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader dead at 86 as Israel-Iran conflict spirals

March 1, 2026 admin

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. | Photo Credit: AP Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei died following a major attack by Israel and the United States, Iranian state media confirmed early on Sunday (March 1, 2026). President Donald Trump previously announced the death, saying it gave Iranians their “greatest chance” to “take back” their…

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If U.S. strikes Iran, ‘this time it will be a regional war’: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

February 1, 2026 admin

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves during a meeting with the Iranian people, in Tehran on February 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday (February 1, 2026) warned that any U.S. strike on the country would become a regional war even as Tehran and Washington confirmed that…

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Iran’s Leader Khamenei calls Trump criminal for causing casualties, damage, slander on Iranians

January 17, 2026 admin

A file image of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Photo: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via Reuters. Iran’s ‍supreme leader Ali Khamenei said ‌on Saturday (January 17, 2026) that Iran considers U.S. President Donald Trump a “criminal” ⁠for inflicting casualties, damage, and ⁠slander on the Iranian people ‌during the ‌protests. “The latest anti-Iran…

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Iran warns of attempts to target supreme leader Khamenei

November 23, 2025 admin

In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves in his meeting with a group of students in Tehran, Iran. File. | Photo Credit: ap Iran’s intelligence ministry has warned of attempts by foreign adversaries, including the United States and Israel, to…

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Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says Gaza brought Israel ‘to its knees’

January 28, 2025 admin

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Tuesday (January 28, 2025) that Gaza had brought Israel “to its knees”, in a reference to the recent ceasefire in the Palestinian territory. The ceasefire and hostage-release deal between Iran’s arch-enemy Israel and the Tehran-backed militant group…

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Iran Holds Back Hijab Law After Widespread Condemnation

December 17, 2024 admin

The “hijab and chastity law” in Iran proposes stricter penalties for girls and women who do not fully cover their hair, forearms, or lower legs, including fines, prison sentences of up to 15 years. However, Iran’s National Security Council has put the brakes on this antiquated and contentious law after it was supposed to come…

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Iran’s Khamenei Calls For Death Sentence For Israeli Leaders

November 25, 2024 admin

Dubai: The supreme leader of Iran, which backs the Hamas and Hezbollah militants fighting Israel in Gaza and Lebanon, said on Monday that death sentences should be issued for Israeli leaders, not arrest warrants. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was commenting on a decision by the International Criminal Court to issue arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli…

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