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.

News about Ali Khamenei, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

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 Qatar and warned against further attacks ...

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has not been seen publicly or heard from in nearly a week. That absence has surprised and unnerved everyone from political insiders to the general public.

As Iran responds militarily to the United States's bombing of its nuclear facilities, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei remains out of sight and closely guarded.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said his country won’t surrender to Israel after US President Donald Trump called for the Islamic Republic’s capitulation amid growing ...

Ali Khamenei was a midlevel cleric who clawed his way up the political hierarchy.

After US and Israeli strikes, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei faces a critical choice: rebuild the same regime or open up in a way that could threaten his hold on power.

Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said that Iran’s strikes almost caused Israel to collapse as he announced ‘victory’ over Israel and the US.

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 ...

Frontrunners reportedly are emerging to replace Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who remains in a bunker following Israeli and U.S. airstrikes.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has drawn the bemused attention of the internet for his bizarre, years-old social media posts, as his regime faces existential threats from Israel and ...