Much anguish might have been spared had Mr Khamenei flattered Mr Trump and hosted him in Tehran. Iran’s currency might have soared; its economy could have flourished, free of sanctions.

After the 12-day war in June, the issue of who will succeed Iran’s longtime supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has ...

After US and Israeli strikes, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei faces a critical choice: ... “By God’s grace, a nation of nearly 90 million stood as one – united in voice and purpose ...

A property empire built on seizures. Khamenei became Iran's supreme leader in 1989. He was 50. He now has the final say on all of Iran's domestic and foreign policy.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Thursday that his country had delivered a “slap to America’s face” by striking a U.S. air base in ...

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves to the crowd while attending a ceremony marking the 30th death anniversary of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, shown in the poster at ...

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke for the second time in less than a week in a televised speech on Wednesday, appearing healthy after a report that he had been under observation ...

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran last year. He was born in 1939 into a religious family of modest means and rose quickly in the regime that took power after the Iranian Revolution of 1979.

Israel's prime minister has declined to rule out assassinating Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. President Trump says he'd be an "easy target," and "our patience is wearing thin." ...

Iran's undisputed leader since 1989, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has weathered decades of international sanctions, near-constant regional tensions and protest movements he ruthlessly suppressed to ...