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          Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

          The latest news on Iran's supreme leader

          The face of Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei was displayed during funerals for assassinated commanders in Tehran. AFP

          Where is Mojtaba Khamenei? Iranian officials say new leader is 'lightly injured'

          MENAMarch 12, 2026
          For decades, the late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei consistently asserted that nuclear weapons were prohibited under Islamic law. AFP

          Did Ali Khamenei’s ‘nuclear fatwa’ die with him?

          CommentMarch 12, 2026
          Police are searching for a hooded suspect after an explosion outside the US embassy in Oslo, while a video of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appeared on the mission’s Google page. Photo: Google / Oslo Police

          Hackers post Khamenei video on US embassy's social media page after Oslo explosion

          EuropeMarch 09, 2026
          Mojtaba Khamenei, pictured in 2019, has close ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Basij paramilitary. Reuters

          Iran names Khamenei's son Mojtaba as new supreme leader

          NewsMarch 08, 2026
          A march in Paris on Sunday in support of the US and Israel strikes on Iran. AFP

          The lesson America never learnt from Iraq: regime change almost never works

          CommentMarch 04, 2026
          Islamic Centre of England, in Maida Vale, west London, held commemorations following the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Iran. The National

          London Khamenei commemorations trigger backlash

          UKMarch 02, 2026
          A Hezbollah supporter carries a portrait of the late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a demonstration in Beirut on Sunday. EPA

          Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's legacy is one of an Iran in ruins

          CommentMarch 02, 2026
          Whether the Islamic Republic endures a while longer is almost beside the point. The old social contract has collapsed. Reuters

          In Iran, something irreversible has already taken place

          CommentJanuary 21, 2026
          Protesters hold up portraits of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a demonstration against the US and Israel near the Iranian embassy in Baghdad. AFP

          A managed US-Iran conflict will pose a constant challenge for countries like Iraq

          CommentJanuary 20, 2026
          The wreckage of a burnt fire truck displayed in front of Tehran University to show protesters' alleged destruction of public property. AFP
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          I spent a week in Tehran amid the protests, and reality was different from TV

          CommentJanuary 18, 2026
          Reuters, The National

          Trump doesn't want to change Iran – he wants to change its relationship with US

          CommentJanuary 16, 2026
          People enjoy their time at the beach outside the port city of Bandar Anzali in Iran on Tuesday. AP

          For Iran, 2026 is going to be the year of the unknown

          CommentDecember 24, 2025
          The new statue in Tehran's Revolution Square depicts a Roman emperor kneeling before Sassanian ruler Shapur I. AFP

          Iran is leaning on ancient history to bolster nationalism after the Israel war

          CommentNovember 12, 2025
          Ali Larijani during a previous meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. They met again last Sunday. Reuters

          Ali Larijani: Iran's former speaker who is making a quiet comeback

          CommentJuly 24, 2025
          The reasons for a group of Iranian protesters taking to the streets in London on Sunday remain urgent. Damien McElroy / The National

          Why Iranian anti-regime protesters are out on the streets of London now

          CommentJuly 22, 2025
          Iranian women in Tehran walk past posters of Mohammad Bagheri who was killed this month. EPA

          Iranian reformists are in a tough spot

          CommentJune 26, 2025
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