Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

March 27, 2025 4:41 PM

Iran ready for indirect talks with US, Khamenei aide says

Kamal Kharrazi, an adviser to Iran's supreme leader, said on Thursday Tehran has not closed all doors to resolve its disputes with the United States and is ready for indirect negotiations with Washington. Tehran has so far rebuffed U.S. President Donald Trump's warning it to make a deal or face military consequences. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called the message deceptive and Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said talks are impossible unless Washington changes its "maximum pressure" pol...

September 16, 2024 4:50 PM

Iran orders ‘direct attack’ on Israel in retaliation for Haniyeh killing: Report

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has ordered Iran to strike Israel directly, in retaliation for the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, New York Times reported, citing three Iranian officials, briefed on the order, including two members of the Revolutionary Guards. Khamenei gave the order at an emergency meeting of Iran's Supreme National Security Council on Wednesday morning, shortly after Iran announced that Haniyeh had been killed. Iran and Hamas have accused Isra...

June 11, 2024 11:03 AM

Russia’s new co-operation pact with Iran suspended, RIA agency reports

A new agreement between Moscow and Tehran on comprehensive cooperation has been temporarily suspended due to problems that Iranian partners are facing, Russia's RIA state news agency reported on Tuesday citing a Russian foreign ministry official. "This is a strategic decision of the leadership of the two countries," RIA cited Zamir Kabulov, the foreign ministry official as saying. "The process ... has stopped due to problems that our Iranian partners have." There was no immediate comment from ...

May 20, 2024 2:42 PM

Iran’s Supreme Leader approves Mohammad Mokhber as interim president

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber is in charge of the executive branch and has a maximum period of 50 days to hold elections following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, Iran's official news agency IRNA reported. Iran's three branches of government held an extraordinary meeting, with Mokhber representing the executive branch following Raisi’s death, state TV said. "We will follow the path of Preside...