Khamenei

UN Iranian expert says security forces removed wounded protesters from hospitals

A UN Iranian expert told Reuters that Iranian security forces removed wounded protesters from hospitals during the crackdown, a serious violation of medical neutrality.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
A woman holds a placard during a demonstration in solidarity with protestors living in Iran, in Israel's central city of Holon on January 24, 2026.
Fires are lit as protesters rally on January 8, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

Iran may have slaughtered 30,000 protesters in 48-hour intense crackdown - report

If the estimates are true, the only comparable massacre in history databases would be the murder of 33,000 Jews in the Babyn Yar massacre during the Holocaust outside of Kyiv in 1941.

|ByJACOB LAZNIK, MIRIAM SELA-EITAM
A woman holds a picture of Khamenei during a rally in solidarity with Iran’s government, near the Iranian Embassy in Baghdad last week.

Middle Israel: The life and times of Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – opinion

Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader, portrayed himself as a moral alternative to the West, yet his rule has been marked by hypocrisy, corruption, and the ruin of his country’s future.

|ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
Iran's Former Empress Farah Pahlavi poses during a photo session at her home in Paris on January 20, 2026. The widow of Iran's former shah, Farah Pahlavi, believes that 'there is no turning back' after the protests against the Islamic Republic.

Iran’s former empress Farah Pahlavi calls for day of mourning for protesters murdered by regime

Farah Pahlavi calls for a National Day of Mourning on January 23 to honor victims of Iran’s protest crackdown, urging Iranians worldwide to observe a minute of silence.

|ByALEX WINSTON

Hamas leaders defiant in Iran: Palestinians ‘like olive trees, steadfast in their land’ - analysis

The meeting comes in the wake of Trump’s audacious plan for the US to take over the Gaza Strip for the foreseeable future.

FEBRUARY 10, 2025ByALEX WINSTON
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets with the head of the Political Council of Hamas, Mohammed Ismail Darwish, in Tehran, Iran, February 8, 2025.

Khamenei’s illusion: Victory, propaganda and Iran’s ‘reality’ - comment

If nearly 70% of your buildings are destroyed by the enemy, what kind of a victory is that?

JANUARY 23, 2025ByALEX WINSTON
(Illustrative) Ayatollah Ali Khamenei over a backdrop of the Gaza Strip.

Iran's regime on the brink: Khamenei’s theocracy faces collapse – opinion

From tyranny to freedom: Iran’s fight against Khamenei’s rule.

JANUARY 22, 2025ByERFAN FARD
IRANIANS ATTEND a rally in support of Palestinians in Gaza after the news of a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, in Tehran, last Friday.

Fear for his life: Did Khamenei wear a bulletproof vest at funeral of assassinated judges? - report

Two days after the murder, Iran still doesn't know the motive of the assassinations, sparking rumors of civil unrest.

JANUARY 20, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prays over the bodies of two assassinated Supreme Court Judges, Mohammad Moghiseh and Ali Razini in Tehran, Iran, January 19, 2025.

Documentary on terrorist Yahya Sinwar’s 'legacy' to be released, Khamenei's media team announces

Sinwar was killed by the IDF in October 2024.

JANUARY 13, 2025ByJOANIE MARGULIES
Former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar looks on at an anti-Israel rally, in Gaza City, in 2022.

#KhameneiFreeZone campaign launched by United Against Nuclear Iran

“Our campaign says enough is enough, we need to dismantle this network or centers and make Britain and Europe and Khamenei free zone."

JANUARY 12, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
UANI campaign #KhameneiFreeZone

Khamenei urges Iraqi PM to stand against 'illegal' US presence in Iraq

Decrying the US presence in Iraq as "illegal," the Islamic Republic's leader claimed it threatened the country's democracy.

JANUARY 8, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER Ali Khamenei speaks in Tehran on December 4, 2024.

Khamenei’s paper tiger is soaked and on the verge of collapse - opinion

Behind the propaganda machine of the regime and its Western-affiliated reformist lobby lies a truth contrary to its claims of strength and resilience.

JANUARY 8, 2025ByERFAN FARD
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei looks on during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, April 3, 2024.

Trump plans more activity against Houthis, Hamas making comeback in Gaza Strip

Terrorists fire rockets from Gaza as 2025 begins • IDF kills Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza • IDF targets Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon

JANUARY 1, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF troops in Brigade 769 operate in southern Lebanon, December 31, 2024.

Could Iran’s new hijab law bring down Khamenei?

IRGC founder tells 'Post': "The Islamic regime in Iran has been defeated, they failed."

DECEMBER 14, 2024ByALEX WINSTON
Pro-government protesters chant slogans during a demonstration staged in support of the Islamic Republic's mandatory hijab laws in Tehran on Monday, April 22, 2024.