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Iran’s Supreme Leader pledges revenge for slain father and predecessor

July 11, 2026 admin

A woman walks next to a banner with a picture of Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran, Iran. File | Photo Credit: West Asia News Agency/Reuters Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said ‌on Saturday (July 11, 2026) that avenging his ⁠slain predecessor and father was “the demand of ‌the nation” and “must certainly”…

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei funeral: Mourners throng procession in Tehran

July 6, 2026 admin

Mourners dressed in black flooded into Iran’s capital Monday (July 6, 2026) for a procession as part of the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with throngs of people calling for the death of U.S. President Donald Trump. Khamenei’s flag-draped coffin, and those of members of his family killed February 28 in…

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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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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 Supreme Leader After Hezbollah Chief’s Death

September 28, 2024 admin

Lashing out after the death of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah and civilians in strikes on Lebanon’s Beirut, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said the savage nature of the “rabid Zionist regime” has been revealed. Mr Khamenei’s statement came on Saturday, amid reports that he had been moved to a secure location after Nasrallah’s…

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Can’t be oblivious to the suffering that a Muslim is enduring in Myanmar, Gaza, India: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

September 16, 2024 admin

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. File | Photo Credit: Reuters/Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday (September 16, 2024) included India in the list of places where Muslims are suffering. In a comment sent out in the social media Mr. Khamenei referred to India, Gaza, and Myanmar…

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Iranians split on Presidential vote as hardships mount ahead of election

June 22, 2024 admin

A woman walks past a wall bearing electoral campaign posters, ahead of the upcoming elections, in Tehran on February 24, 2024. File | Photo Credit: AFP With just a week remaining before a Presidential election, Iranians are divided over whether voting will address pressing economic issues and mandatory hijab laws. Iranians head to the polls…

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Iran’s supreme leader presides over funeral for president and others killed in helicopter crash

May 22, 2024 admin

File picture of Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Photo Credit: AP Iran’s supreme leader presided over a funeral Wednesday for the country’s late president, foreign minister and others killed in a helicopter crash. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei held the service at Tehran University, the caskets of the dead draped in Iranian flags with their…

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