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After the shah was overthrown in the 1979 revolution, Iran became an Islamic republic. Khamenei was appointed as a member of the Islamic Revolutionary Council, which was put in place to manage the ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not ruled out assassinating Iran's 86-year-old supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the figurehead of what he calls an "existential" threat to Israel.

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, made his first public appearance since the 12-day war between Israel and Iran, which claimed the lives of top military leaders and nuclear scientists.

Construction scaffolding with a Portrait of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Isfahan, Iran. For a man who has been synonymous with the Islamic Republic of Iran, ruling it with absolute authority ...

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 ...

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a mourning ceremony in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday, July 6, 2025.