Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has picked replacements in case military commanders die in Israeli strikes. He has also named possible replacements for himself. Listen to this article · 11:22 min Learn more.

Over several decades in power, Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has built up regional proxy forces and a formidable missile arsenal with the aim of deterring precisely the kind of direct assaults ...

U.S. intel agencies say Iran's nuclear program is in tatters. Israel killed 30 Iranian military commanders. But Iran's supreme leader has a different take on the 12-day war.

A new report revealed that Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, is hiding close to Tehran with his family amid the Iran-Israel conflict.This comes as President Donald Trump warned that the US ...

As the conflict between Israel and Iran has intensified, one central character has remained out of the public eye: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s reclusive supreme leader.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves during a meeting with a group of teachers in Tehran on May 17, 2025. Office of the Iranian Supreme Le/via REUTERS .

Hours after he left the G7 Summit, US President Trump added to the warnings against Iran’s leadership.He said the United States knows the exact location of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ...

J UST OVER a week ago it seemed as if Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, might be part of a breakthrough with America. Talks involving the two countries were approaching decision-hour.

Khamenei secret protection unit is now guarding Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, after threats from Israel escalated. Hidden in a new location under top-secret security, even the ...

I ran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is wanted by both President Donald Trump headed United States of America and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu led Israel. At first dismissed as weak ...