Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Son of former Iranian ambassador to Australia posts antisemitic message hours before Sydney attack

Citing statements by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Abyaneh wrote that “spiritual defense” during Jewish Hanukkah ceremonies is “necessary.”

The photograph shared by Ahmad Ghadiri Abyaneh, the son of Iran’s former ambassador to Australia, hours before the Bondi beach attack.
People protest against the Iranian government outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles

Khamenei calls them 'Zionists' – Seven Aban answers with solidarity for Jews and Israel - opinion

A picture taken on November 17, 2019 shows a scorched gas station that was set ablaze by protesters during a demonstration against a rise in gasoline prices in Eslamshahr, near the Iranian capital of Tehran.

Iran plays with fire as economic anger grows, fuel hike may be spark that lights people - analysis

L-R: Khosro Alikordi, Bita Shafiei, runners from the  Kish Island marathon, Bita and her mother.

Iran continues crackdown on dissent with human rights lawyer found dead, arrests and disappearances


'A woman is like a flower': Khamenei defends Iran’s treatment of women as critics cite Mahsa Amini

“A woman is like a flower. A flower must be cared for and protected, and she will enrich you with her color, fragrance, and qualities,” he said.

 Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei seen on the backdrop of the pre-revolution flag of Iran (illustrative)

Khamenei’s army: The mysterious US-based Iranian X accounts supporting Iran's regime

A closer examination by The Jerusalem Post of dozens of X accounts replying to Khamenei’s speech revealed a set of numerous common patterns.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei over a backdrop of the Iranian flag and screenshots of pro-regime messages on X/Twitter in Arabic.

Iranian-American academic praise of Iranian regime, defense of IRGC sparks outrage

“The leader who kept Iran intact during the Israeli attack, May god protect you and the Iranian people from the Israeli regime,” followed by “goodbye, my friend” in Farsi.

People walk next to a mural with a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street in Tehran, Iran, June 24, 2025

Inward fury: How Iran has changed domestic oppression after Israel-Iran war

IRAN AFFAIRS: Unable to change the outcome of battle, the Islamic Republic moved quickly after the June 24 ceasefire to reassert its authority at home.

Naz Gharai, from Tehran, is covered in red paint as protesters call on the United Nations to take action against the treatment of women in Iran, following the death of Mahsa Amini while in the custody of the morality police, during a demonstration near UN headquarters in New York City on November 19

Iran's Islamic regime weak, but will fight to survive, Ex-CIA officer who infiltrated country says

Ex-CIA officer Reuel Marc Gerecht, who infiltrated Iran in the 1990s said that Iran’s regime, strained by war and sanctions, will use lethal force to crush any bid to topple it.

Protestors stand on an image of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with a cross through it, outside the Iranian Embassy on June 22, 2025 in London, United Kingdom.

Could Iran's Khamenei feel threatened enough to strike Israel? - analysis

Between domestic dysfunction and Middle East geopolitics, could the Islamic Republic use Israel to rally the nation?

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appears among his supporters for the first time since the Iran-Israel war, in Tehran, Iran. June 26, 2025.

Iran giving up on nuclear uranium enrichment shows Khamenei has gone off the deep end - analysis

60% enriched uranium will continue to remain useless for an extensive period of time if Tehran doesn't start to invest billions more into resources.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a meeting with students in Tehran, Iran, November 3, 2025

Islamic Regime would collapse if Khamenei harmed, Iran's President Pezeshkian warns

“There would be no need for Israel to intervene,” Pezeshkian said, urging rival factions to avoid polarization and “stand firmly behind him.”

An Israeli man walks past a new graffiti of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei following the 12 days war between Israel and Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel July 8, 2025

Will Israel and the US achieve regime change in Iran before Trump leaves White House? - analysis

With Iran’s nuclear push ongoing, Israel and the US must balance short-term threats and the long-term goal of regime change.

Effigies of US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu being hanged are displayed during the 46th anniversary of the US expulsion from Iran, in Tehran, November 4, 2025.

Iran seeks ‘peaceful’ nuclear deal with US but vows no compromise on security

The United States, its European allies, and Israel accuse Tehran of using its nuclear program as a veil for efforts to try to develop the capability to produce weapons.

Iran's Saeed Khatibzadeh holds a press conference in Tehran on May 9, 2022.

Israel has limited time to act against Iranian regime, senior official warns

A senior Israeli official suggests the need to act before Trump's presidency concludes, as tensions rise over Iran's nuclear and missile programs.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a meeting with students in Tehran, Iran, November 3, 2025