Posts Tagged: Iran Supreme Leader
Iran’s Leader Khamenei Says Normalizing Ties With Israel Is ‘Betting on a Losing Horse’
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that countries seeking to normalize relations with Israel "are betting on a losing horse," state media reported on...
What Will Happen When Supreme Leader Khamenei Dies?
The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ali Khamenei, took office in 1989. He is now 81, and rumors about his declining health...
Iran’s Supreme Leader Honors Chess Player Who Was Forced to Refuse Match With Israeli
This is from the website of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei: The Leader of the Islamic Revolution -- Ayatollah Khamenei -- met with teenaged international chess...
The Sham of Iranian Elections: The Supreme Leader Still Reigns Supreme
With the election of Ahmad Jannati as chairman of the Iranian Assembly of Experts and Ali Larijani as parliament speaker, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei...
Hardline Ayatollah Elected to Head Iran’s Assembly of Experts
A hardline conservative has been elected chairman of Iran's Assembly of Experts, a powerful clerical body which selects the country's supreme leader. Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, 90,...
Iran’s ‘Moderates’ Are Anything But
JNS.org - You don’t hear that much these days about Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the former Iranian president whose penchant for denying the Holocaust at every opportunity became...
Iran’s ‘Elections’ Were a Total Fraud
The Islamic Republic of Iran held two “elections” simultaneously on February 26, 2016: Parliamentary elections, and elections for the Assembly of Experts. According to Iranian state...
Iran’s Military Chief Slams Proposal to Dump Position of Supreme Leader
JNS.org - The head of Iran’s military dismissed a suggestion by a former president that the Islamic Republic would eliminate the position of supreme leader. Hashemi Rafsanjani,...
After Nuclear Deal, Iran Ratchets Up Genocidal Threats Against Israel
A video shows the Revolutionary Guard Corps massing on a hill overlooking Jerusalem. A conference of religious scholars features speaker after speaker calling Israel's annihilation inevitable...
Iran’s Supreme Leader Says U.S Military Intervention Off the Table
New York Times - Speaking from a stage decorated with a banner proclaiming "America cannot do a damn thing," Iran's supreme leader on Wednesday asserted...
Khamenei Says Nuclear Talks Should Continue, But Without Concessions
Ynet - Iran should continue talks with world powers to end a long-running nuclear dispute, but without ceding any of the gains made by its...
Iran Announces Refusal to Recognize Israel at United Nations Session
As the United Nations General Assembly met to approve the credentials of member states on Thursday, Iran took the floor to announce its refusal to...
Will Iran Deal Work? Only Time Will Tell
In the wake of the interim nuclear deal with Iran, many questions have been raised by people from different backgrounds, government officials, and the media...
Rouhani’s Charm Offensive is Full of Gaping Holes
Iranian President Hasan Rouhani's efforts to change Western perceptions of Iran are already being called a "charm offensive." Imitating Russian President Vladimir Putin, who...
