Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

You’ve been warned: Gallant threatens to attack Iran ‘again and again’ if nuclear program resumes

“With every passing month, the gap grows. Our knowledge deepens. Our target sets expand. Your options narrow,” Gallant wrote.

 Former defense minister Yoav Gallant and Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei over a backdrop of Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center
A mock skull representing Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is held up by a person during a protest against the Iranian government, outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles, California, US, June 23, 2025.

In 'direct message' to Khamenei, Katz warns Iran of Israel's 'destructive power'

 IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers a televised message last month. One could argue that he despises Azerbaijan almost as much as he despises the US, says the writer.

Khamenei’s personal hatred of Azerbaijan - opinion

 THE WRITER speaks outside the UN in December 2023. ‘I have spent my life believing in the promise of the human rights community, imperfect though it may be, as a force capable of restraining the worst impulses of power,’ she says.

UN slams Israel in the name of rights - opinion


Khamenei survived, but he shouldn’t have: why Israel’s Iran campaign remains incomplete - opinion

Given the two missteps Israel made in what was otherwise a golden moment of historic triumph, there is a sense that the job, is not done.

 A demonstrator holds a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as Iraqi people attend a rally to show solidarity with Iran, amid the Iran-Israel conflict, in the Shi'ite district of Kadhimiya, Baghdad, Iraq, June 21, 2025.

Iran's Khamenei attends event, in first public appearance in weeks, Iranian state media shows

This is the first time that the supreme leader has been seen since the start of the 12 day war.

 HOW THE US understood and understands the Iranian regime has massively shaped its foreign policy and will continue to shape the region. Here, a TV screen displays the televised message of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during the Iran-Israel conflict in Tehran, Iran last Thursday.

Fooled by Islamist propaganda: Inside Iran's decades-long infiltration of the West

EUROPE AFFAIRS: Journalist Jean-Marie Montali speaks to ‘Post’ about his and Emmanuel Razavi’s book on Iran’s spy and influence networks in France and how the West fell prey to Iranian manipulation.

 French President Emmanuel Macron holds a bilateral meeting with then-Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi on the sidelines of the 77th UN General Assembly at its headquarters in New York City in 2022.

No imminent threat of attack from Iran despite belligerent rhetoric, Iran expert explains

“The Iranians are currently focused on damage control, hunting down collaborators with Israel – real or imagined,” Dr. Merhavi said.

 People attend the funeral procession of Iranian military commanders, nuclear scientists and others killed in Israeli strikes, in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2025.

Mossad to Tehran: We already know your ‘secret’ war commander

“We know exactly who he is and know him well. Unfortunately, such basic information is hidden from the Iranian people. Please send us your guesses about his name.”

 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander-in-Chief Major General Hossein Salami reviews military equipment during an IRGC ground forces military drill in the Aras area, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, October 17, 2022.

Senior Iranian officials await Khamenei's approval to begin Trump admin. negotiations - exclusive

The Iranians have expressed interest in holding talks with the Trump administration, despite their public statements to the contrary, but the final decision rests solely with Khamenei.

 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in a televised message, after the ceasefire between Iran and Israel, in Tehran, Iran, June 26, 2025.

The Islamic Republic is not seeking peace, it is buying time - opinion

History will remember the man who either stopped or allowed the first nuclear attack on Israel. We respectfully urge you: do not allow Tel Aviv or Haifa to fall victim to a nuclear strike.

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

Voices from the Arab press: Khamenei’s message from hiding

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

 PEOPLE WALK next to a mural with a picture of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street, early hours of ceasefire, in Tehran, Iran, on June 24, 2025

'Bomb, bomb Iran': Trump shares song calling to put Khamenei 'in a box'

The post, published on Wednesday, included the lyrics: “Went to a mosque, gonna throw some rocks. Tell the Ayatollah, 'Gonna put you in a box!'"

 US President Donald Trump speaks to media ahead of boarding Marine One to depart to attend the NATO Summit in The Hague, Netherlands, from the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, June 24, 2025.

Trump responds to Khamenei's victory speech: 'I saved him from a very ugly, ignominious death'

Trump revealed in the post that he demanded that Israeli planes withdraw from advancing on Tehran.

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

Katz instructs IDF to prepare 'enforcement plan' against Iran

Zamir said that Iran has faced severe setbacks since the war, and that the blow to Iran may advance the IDF's goals in Gaza. 

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