This decision, made quietly, cautiously, and with the best of intentions, reshaped the fate of a nation and the entire region ...

The Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the public face of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, won over many supporters in the West ...

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made his first public appearance since the Iran-Israel war, leading Ashura prayers in Tehran. The ...

They began as quiet scholars. They ended up reshaping the Middle East. The untold story of how Khomeini and Khamenei turned ...

After US and Israeli strikes, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei faces a critical choice: rebuild the same regime or open up in a way ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — For many Iranians it was a lightning sequence of events: A 12-day war with Israel and a ...

Iran’s nuclear programme traces its origins back to the reign of the shah, when it was initiated with significant assistance ...

A three-man committee from a top clerical body, appointed by Khamenei himself two years ago to identify his replacement, has ...

Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the architect of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution had ancestral roots in Uttar Pradesh.

Mojtaba Khamenei, hardline son of supreme leader, said to be a frontrunner, alongside Hassan Khomeini, his predecessor's ...

Senior clerics in Iran are accelerating the hunt for a successor to Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei following ...

During the first world war, foreign interference weakened Iran and the ruling Qajar dynasty. In 1921, with British support, ...