Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
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Iran protest: 'He too will fall,' Supreme Leader Khamenei warns Trump as unrest kills 62 | Highlight
World | Jan 09, 2026, 11:43 PM ISTIran protest live updates: Iranian state media broke its silence Friday over the protests, alleging “terrorist agents” of the US and Israel set fires and sparked violence. It also said there were “casualties,” without elaborating. The protests have intensified steadily since beginning December 28.
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JD Vance on Iran protests: 'We stand by Iranian people who are advocating for their rights'
World | Jan 09, 2026, 06:58 AM ISTWhen asked if the US would take part if Israel decides to strike the nuclear sites in Iran, the US Vice President said that the United States would stand by anybody who is engaged in peaceful protests.
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Iran: Internet blackout reported in Tehran, other parts of country amid ardent protests
World | Jan 08, 2026, 11:38 PM ISTThe unrest in Iran began in late December 2025, when merchants in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar shut their shops to voice their opposition to the rapid depreciation of the Iranian rial, soaring inflation and the rising cost of food and essential goods.
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Tehran warns of regionwide destruction after Trump's 'locked and loaded' remark on Iran protests
World | Jan 03, 2026, 08:24 AM ISTAli Larijani, a former parliament speaker and current secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said Trump should know that intervention by the US in the domestic problem corresponds to chaos in the entire region and the destruction of the US interests.
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'Keep dreaming': Khamenei denies US destroyed Iran's nuclear facilities, rejects offer of talks
World | Oct 21, 2025, 08:04 AM ISTKhamenei's Monday's remark comes weeks after Iran's nuclear chief admitted that 'some of' Tehran's nuclear facilities were destroyed in US strikes. In June this year, the US destroyed three Iranian nuclear facilities - Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan - under Operation Midnight Hammer.
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Iran says it will hold nuclear talks with Europe in Turkey, first time after ceasefire with Israel
World | Jul 22, 2025, 08:32 AM ISTEuropean countries have recently threatened to trigger the 2015 deal's “snapback” mechanism, which would allow sanctions to be reimposed in the case of noncompliance by Tehran.
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Iranian official hints assassination plot against Trump: 'He may be hit by a drone strike'
World | Jul 09, 2025, 11:00 PM ISTJavad Larijani, a close advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader, said in a televised interview that Trump’s conduct has made him a target.
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Trump must end 'disrespectful and unacceptable' tone towards Khamenei if he wants a deal: Iran
World | Jun 28, 2025, 08:13 AM ISTThe Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, warned US President Donald Trump, saying that if he wants a deal, he must 'put aside' his tone towards the Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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Israel 'plotted' to assassinate Khamenei during war: Here's how Iranian leader escaped death
World | Jun 27, 2025, 10:50 AM ISTIsrael’s defence minister said they would have killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei during the 12-day war if they had the chance, but he went underground while Israel targeted top Iranian officials.
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Khamenei declares victory over Israel, calls Iran's strike on American base a 'slap to the US'
World | Jun 26, 2025, 11:45 PM ISTAyatollah Ali Khamenei said that with all that commotion and all those claims, the Zionist regime was practically knocked out and crushed under the blows of the Islamic Republic.
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Israel-Iran conflict: Khamenei breaks silence, says Israel will be punished, no mention of US
World | Jun 23, 2025, 01:55 PM ISTIran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued his first statement since the nuclear site attack, referring Israel as the "Zionist enemy", he said Tel Aviv committed a grave crime.
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'Do you want the answer?' Putin snaps at Khamenei assassination question amid Iran-Israel tensions
World | Jun 20, 2025, 05:35 PM ISTPutin stated that the Iranian people were rallying around their leadership in Tehran, even as Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu hints at regime change and US President Donald Trump claims to know Khamenei’s exact location.
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Israel-Iran war updates: Iran expects India to condemn Israeli military actions against it
World | Jun 20, 2025, 11:32 PM ISTIran's Supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, was evacuated to an underground bunker in northeastern Tehran hours after Israel began its strikes on Friday. Israel and Iran have fired hundreds of missiles and drones at each other's cities as well as military facilities since the hostilities began over a week.
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Israel defence minister says Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei 'cannot continue to exist'
World | Jun 19, 2025, 06:08 PM ISTIsraeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said the IDF has been instructed and knows that in order to achieve all of its goals, this man absolutely should not continue to exist.
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US has toppled an Iranian regime in the past: Here's what happened then and how it backfired
Explainers | Jun 19, 2025, 11:01 AM ISTThe 1953 Iranian coup backed by the US and UK that overthrew Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh. His move to nationalise Iran’s oil was seen as a threat to Western interests, leading to a CIA- and MI6-led operation that reinstalled the Shah.
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Who will be the next Supreme Leader of Iran if Khamenei's regime falls? Check list of contenders
World | Jun 18, 2025, 11:23 PM ISTMojtaba Khamenei is being seen as one of the top contenders right now if Ayatollah’s regime falls in Iran amid escalating war.
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Is Iran's leader Khamenei now on America's target? Know how 'Uncle Sam' took down Saddam Hussein
World | Jun 18, 2025, 11:51 PM ISTTensions in the Middle East are escalating, and now Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei himself is in America's crosshairs. Given the current situation, the story of Saddam Hussein's downfall has once again become relevant.
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OPINION | Can Trump dethrone Khamenei?
India | Jun 18, 2025, 06:15 PM ISTUS President Trump has suddenly taken up a hawkish posture, and there are reports that the Pentagon is planning to attack Iran. Trump, while abruptly leaving the G7 summit, had said, “I’m not too much in the mood to negotiate with Iran".
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Trump says US knows where Khamenei is hiding, calls for Iran's unconditional surrender
World | Jun 17, 2025, 11:51 PM ISTDonald Trump said Iran had good sky trackers and other defensive equipment, and plenty of it, but it doesn’t compare to American-made, conceived, and manufactured stuff.
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Netanyahu says eliminating Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei would end conflict, not escalate it
World | Jun 16, 2025, 11:37 PM ISTBenjamin Netanyahu's remarks came after US President Donald Trump earlier vetoed an Israeli plan to target Iran's Supreme Leader, fearing it could worsen the conflict.