Posts Tagged: Ali Khamene’i
Iran’s Supreme Leader Says Humiliation of US Sailors Ordained by ‘Divine Will’
Iran's Supreme Leader praised the naval unit that detained US sailors earlier this month, Iran's semi-official state news agency Fars reported on Monday. During a meeting with...
Iranian Official: ‘Martyr’ Kuntar to Serve as Role Model for Region’s Muslim Youth
A senior Iranian official said on Wednesday that assassinated Hezbollah terrorist Samir Kuntar would become a role model for the Muslim youth of the Middle...
Iran Halts Dismantling of Centrifuges After Parliamentarians Warn Rouhani Against Disobeying Khamenei
Iran has halted the dismantling of its centrifuges at two uranium enrichment plants, days after conservative lawmakers complained to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani that the...
Khamenei Imposes Conditions on Implementation of Nuclear Deal in Letter to Rouhani
Iran's chief imam sent a letter to his puppet president, in which he laid out conditions and limitations on the implementation of the nuclear deal signed...
Iranian Hardliners Push Back Against Adoption of Nuclear Deal
Iranian leaders continued to push back against the country's full ratification of the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, just days after the Majlis (the country's parliament) passed...
Report: Army Chief Says Iran ‘Eager’ to Wipe Out Israel Sooner Than Khamenei’s 25-Year Assessment
The commander-in-chief of the Iranian Army expressed his country's eagerness for a military confrontation with Israel, and readiness to destroy the Jewish state sooner than the...
Iran Supreme Leader Vows to Defeat America in Event of War
In a new short video uploaded to his website, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei pledged to emerge victorious in any war against the U.S., Saudi-owned Al...
Key Iranian Negotiator: Uranium Enrichment Will Not Cease, Even for a Single Day
An Iranian Foreign Ministry official, who was among the Islamic Republic's chief negotiators with the P5+1, said his country's uranium enrichment would not stop, even...
Washington Post Columnist: US Must Be Prepared ‘Belligerently’ to Keep Israel Safe
No matter the "bourgeois yearnings" of ordinary Iranians excited by the prospects of a newly open Iran, Iran's leadership has committed itself to remaining on a steadfast, virulently antisemitic...
Expert Says ‘Death to America’ Still Islamic Republic Policy
A regular contributor to Iran's Mehr News Agency wrote in a Monday op-ed that "Death to America" continues to be Iran's policy towards the United States. Hamid Reza Gholamzadeh -- tagged by...
Iran Warns Israel of ‘Crushing Response’ to Any Cyber-Attack Attempt
A senior Iranian official threatened a "crushing response" to any Israeli attempt to tamper technologically with its infrastructure, Iran's semi-official state news agency Fars reported on Sunday. "If...
Senior Khamenei Adviser Rejects UNSC Limitations on Ballistic Missile Program
A senior adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said the country rejects the United Nations Security Council's restrictions on Tehran's ballistic missile program, the regime-aligned Tasnim...
Top Khamenei Adviser Says Iran Boosting Support for Mideast Proxies
A senior foreign affairs adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei said that Iran is boosting its support for its regional allies and its proxies within other...
Dennis Ross: Unfrozen Iranian Funds Will Shift Mideast Balance of Power Toward Tehran
One of the ramifications of finalizing the nuclear deal with Iran would be a shifting of the balance of Middle East power in Tehran's favor, wrote longtime State Department...
