Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

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

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

 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

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

 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.

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


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

Geert Wilders calls the Ayatollah a 'd***head' on X in response to Khamenei's celebratory post

Wilders responded to Khamenei's celebratory post on winning the war on X saying, “You lost and went on your knees for Trump and Netanyahu you d***head.”

 Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders speaks to the media following his decision to leave the governing coalition, in The Hague, Netherlands, June 3, 2025.

Khamenei’s fantasy world: Speech shows a supreme leader detached from reality - analysis

In a video message released Thursday and social media posts on X, Khamenei congratulated the Iranian people on what he claimed was a “decisive victory” over the US and Israel.

 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.

Khamenei claims 'victory over Israel, US' in recorded message released while in hiding

"With all that clamor, with all those claims, the Zionist regime, under the blows of the Islamic Republic, has almost collapsed and been crushed," he said.

 A screenshot of a pre-recorded message by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei from a hidden location.

Iran sacrificed everything over its hatred for Israel, expert says

INSS researcher Beni Sabti argues that Iran is ramping up arrests and executions to paint a picture of damage control after successful Israeli infiltrations.

 People celebrate what they say is Iran's victory, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, in Beirut, Lebanon June 25, 2025.

'We should all be praying': Iranians voice concerns over whereabouts of absent Khamenei

Khamenei, who has the ultimate authority over all major decisions in Iran, has not been seen publicly or heard from in nearly a week.

 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends Eid al-Fitr prayers in Tehran, March 31, 2025

From Chanel to exile: the rise and fall of Iran’s last empress

Farah Diba's iconic fashion sense tried to stitch together Iran’s imperial past with a modern future. After the revolution, her memory still lingers as a symbol of what their country could have been.

 A WOMAN stands next to a poster of Persian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and the pre-revolution flag of Iran bearing the lion and the sun, during a protest in Munich.

Israeli lawmaker brings MKs, Iranian opposition figures together in unique meeting

The meeting, organized by MK Dan Illouz (Likud), was conducted via Zoom and focused on strengthening connections with the Iranian people, who seek freedom from the oppressive regime of the Ayatollahs

 Supporters of Iranian opposition group National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) gather to protest against the nuclear program and the detention of EU nationals in Paris, February 8, 2025.

Three Irans: How Israel’s strikes have fractured Iran’s political discourse - opinion

Iran’s deeper crises are rooted in the regime’s governance failures, consistently prioritizing ideological expansion and regional influence over the welfare of its population.

Iranians carry a model of a missile during a celebration following the IRGC attack on Israel, in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2024.

Trump says he does not want 'regime change' in Iran

Trump said Iran is not going to have a nuclear weapon and that Russian President Vladimir Putin had called him and offered to help with Iran.

 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.