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The supreme leader of Iran (Persian: رهبر معظم ایران, romanized: Rahbar-e Moazam-e Irân (listen ⓘ)), also referred to as Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution (رهبر معظم انقلاب اسلامی, Rahbar-e Moazam-e Enqelâb-e Eslâmi), but officially called the Supreme Leadership Authority (مقام معظم ...
3 days ago · TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday formally endorsed Masoud Pezeshkian as president, allowing the reformist politician and heart surgeon to take charge of a country weakened by ...
Seyyed Ali Hosseini Khamenei [5] ( Persian: سید علی حسینی خامنهای, romanized : Ali Hoseyni Xāmene’i, pronounced [ʔæˈliː hosejˈniː xɒːmeneˈʔiː] ⓘ; born 19 April 1939) [14] [15] is an Iranian Twelver Shia marja' and politician who has served as the second supreme leader of Iran since 1989.
3 days ago · Updated 3:09 AM PDT, July 28, 2024. TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday formally endorsed Masoud Pezeshkian as president, allowing the reformist politician and heart surgeon to take charge of a country weakened by economic sanctions over its nuclear program. During an endorsement ceremony, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged ...
3 days ago · Item 1 of 2 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gives a Presidential decree to Iran's new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, during an endorsement ceremony in Tehran, Iran, July 28, 2024.
3 days ago · Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has officially endorsed reformist politician Masoud Pezeshkian as the country’s next president. Khamenei’s endorsement at a ceremony attended by ...
Apr 19, 2024 · Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been the key figure in Iranian political life for more than 40 years, and the country’s political and religious figurehead since 1989.
Jul 1, 2024 · The most powerful figure in Iran is Ayatollah Khamenei, who has been supreme leader since 1989. He is head of state and commander-in-chief. He also has authority over...
Jul 23, 2024 · supreme leader of Iran, head of state in Iran, overseeing virtually all functions of government either directly or indirectly. The post was instituted as rahbar (“leader”) in 1979 with the creation of Iran’s Islamic Republic, which blends democratic elements with theocratic oversight from Islamic clerics of the Twelver Shiʿi sect.
It was the supreme leader who authorised Iran’s recent decision to launch hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel in retaliation for a suspected Israeli attack on its consulate in Syria — a...
