Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Trump receives intel showing Iran's Islamic regime at weakest point since 1979 revolution - NYT

The outlet, citing "several people familiar with the information," noted that the intelligence reports also indicated that Tehran's position is continuing to weaken.

Protestors burn images of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a rally held in Solidarity with Iran's Uprising, organised by The national Council of Resistance of Iran, on Whitehall in central London on January 11, 2026.
People walk past an anti-US billboard in Tehran, Iran, January 26, 2026

Trump admin. 'ready to do business with Iran,' senior US official says

The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) transits the Strait of Hormuz as an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Nightdippers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5 lifts off from the flight deck November 19, 2019.

As US forces build up, Trump weighs limited strikes to shake Iran’s regime - analysis

Hezbollah supporters carry banners of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei (L) and his predecessor Ruhollah Khomenei (R) during a funeral march in Beirut, Lebanon, November 24, 2025; illustrative.

Hezbollah's leader warns terror group won't 'stand idly by' in face of attack on Iran


IRGC launches missile, air defence exercise to deter eighth day of nationwide protests - report

The exercises were made as a deterrent move by the Ayatollah's regime, while Iranians keep protesting nationwide for the eighth day in a row.

(Illustrative) During the annual rally commemorating 1979 Islamic Revolution, domestically-built missiles and a satellite carrier are displayed at the Azadi (Freedom) Sq. in in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024.

'Watch out for your soldiers': New banner in Tehran's Palestine Square threatens Israeli, US troops

Last week, US President Donald Trump declared that the United States was "locked and loaded and ready to go" if Iran killed any more protestors, in a post on Truth Social.

Billboard displayed in Tehran's Palestine Square threatening Israeli and US soldiersa, January 4, 2026.

When Khamenei speaks, Iran’s crackdown on protests hardens - analysis

Now that Khamenei has spoken, the crackdown will harden. Across three defining protest waves - in 2009, 2019, 2022 - the public record shows that when he speaks, the cost of dissent rises sharply.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets with the families of Iranians who died during the 12-Day War between Israel and Iran, January 3, 2026.

‘Generation V’: Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi hails Iran’s youth as eighth day of protests begins

At least 15 protesters and one security force member have been killed in seven days of nationwide protests in Iran, according to HRANA, though the true toll is hard to verify.

 Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi addresses the media during a press conference on June 23, 2025 in Paris, France.

A weakened regime, fragmented protests: Iran at a critical juncture - analysis

A weakened regime and deep economic anger have created an opening, but scattered protests now face a decisive moment

 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran January 3, 2026.

Iran supreme leader says will not yield as protests simmer and US threatens

Iran’s supreme leader said the Islamic Republic will not yield to pressure as rights groups reported a surge in arrests following protests over inflation and the collapsing rial.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran January 3, 2026.

Intentionally or not, the US's capture of Maduro is a threat to Iran's regime - analysis

Regardless if a message was meant for Iran by capturing Maduro, Iran is already feeling the sting.

An Iranian crosses a street next to a billboard bearing the portrait of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and a quote reads in Persian 'Sing Oh Iran' at the Enqelab Square in Tehran on July, 9, 2025.

Khamenei admits Iran in economic turmoil for first time as protests escalate

Khamenei addressed the protests through his official Farsi-speaking account, calling the Bazzaris "among the most loyal Iranians in the country.

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

As Iranians rise up against Islamic regime, US and Israel navigate between solidarity and sabotage

REGIONAL AFFAIRS: Any visible Israeli hand risks allowing the regime to reframe an organic uprising as a Zionist plot - but this does not mean that nothing should be done from the outside.

A demonstrator raises his arms and makes the victory sign during a protest for Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic Republic’s ‘morality police,’ in Tehran in September 2022.

Iranian Basij member, several protesters reported killed on fifth day of nationwide protests

Human rights groups claimed that several demonstrators were killed when authorities used live fire to disperse protests.

Iranians protest on a main street in Tehran, December 30, 2025