Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Iranian missile triggers sirens in Israel's North, as IDF attacks IRGC in Iran

Trump approves Iran attack plans • US officials preparing for possible strike on Iran in coming days • IDF kills Hezbollah commander

 Israeli fire fighter operating at the scene of the Iranian missile attack on Soroka Hospital, Beersheba, June 18, 2025.
 PAKISTAN’S PRIME MINISTER Shehbaz Sharif meets with Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran last month. They stressed the need for collective action against Israel’s actions in Gaza, says the writer.

Understanding Pakistan’s risky alignment with Iran - opinion

 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, March 8, 2025

Khamenei may be fed false data about war, could lead to IDF blunders, longer war - exclusive

 L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.

Iran's Khamenei rejects Trump's call for surrender as thousands flee Tehran


Iran's Supreme Leader says any US strikes on Iran will have serious consequences

In his first remarks since Friday, when he delivered a speech broadcast on state media after Israel began bombarding Iran, Khamenei said peace or war could not be imposed on the Islamic Republic.

 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, March 8, 2025

Trump must help Israel finish the job to dismantle Khamenei’s regime - editorial

Mr. President, this extreme theocracy needs to fall. Make its destruction as explicit a policy as the defeat of Nazi Germany or Saddam Hussein’s Iraq.

 US President Donald Trump gestures as he attends a family photo session during the G7 Summit, in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, June 16, 2025.

Trump demands unconditional surrender from Khamenei, knows his secret location

Trump has threatened to eliminate the Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, if Iran does not submit to unconditional surrender.

 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump (illustrative)

Israel targeting Khamenei: Are the days of Iran’s supreme leader numbered? - analysis

The fact this is even a topic for debate now shows how fragile the Islamic Republic’s regime has become.

 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks after Eid al-Fitr prayers to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan, in Tehran, Iran, March 31, 2025.

Iran leader Khamenei sees his inner circle hollowed out by Israel

Strategic errors in issues of defense and internal stability put Iran's war with Israel at "extreme danger," sources who regularly meet with Khamenei say.

 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei visits the defense achievements exhibition in Tehran, Iran, February 12, 2025

Israel Katz threatens Khamenei: Be careful you don't end up like Saddam Hussein

This constitutes the most clear escalation of Israel considering assassinating Khamenei to date.

 (L-R) Defense Minister Israel Katz, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

Iran launches more missiles at Israel, IDF issues evacuation warning for Tehran

Netanyahu and Trump hold phone call • Trump demands unconditional surrender from Khamenei • US to shut embassy in Jerusalem from Wednesday through Friday

 Missiles launched from Iran are intercepted as seen from the Golan Heights, June 18, 2025.

'Let's make Iran great again': Netanyahu urges dissidents to topple regime

PM Netanyahu to Iran International: "Cyrus freed the Jews, now it's your turn to be free...A light has been lit, carry it to freedom."

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with IAF pilots at the Tel Nof airbase June 16, 2025.

Netanyahu doesn't rule out Khamenei assassination: 'It's going to end the conflict'

Israel is "doing what we need to do," Netanyahu said when asked if Israel would target Khamenei.

 (L-R) Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Iran targets Israeli civilians on supreme leader's order, senior cabinet minister tells 'Post'

Israel had prepared for the possibility that the war could last for weeks, but that timeline may now be shortened.

Israeli Air Force fighter jets seen ahead of Operation Rising Lion in Iran, June 13, 2025

Sources to 'Post': Israeli ministers told Khamenei ordered attacks on Israeli civilians

Israel conveyed a message in the last 24 hours to Iran that it would strike strategic infrastructure across the country if the Islamic Republic targets civilian population centers.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei looks on, in a televised message following the Israeli strikes in Tehran, Iran, June 13, 2025.