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3 days ago · The Revolutionary Guard isn’t just Tehran’s old military force but a critical organization wielding great power and importance in the Ayatollah's regime. 8 View gallery
May 10, 2024 · Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was the architect of the Iranian Revolution and the first leader (rahbar) of the Islamic republic established in 1979. He articulated the concept of velāyat-e faqīh (“guardianship of the jurist”) using a historical basis, which underlay Iran ’s Islamic republic.
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1 day ago · Religious style. Ayatullah al-Uzma Ruhollah Khomeini [5] Ayatollah Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini [b] (17 May 1900 or 24 September 1902 [a] – 3 June 1989) was an Iranian Islamic revolutionary, politician, and religious leader who served as the first supreme leader of Iran from 1979 until his death in 1989. He was the founder of the Islamic Republic ...
May 14, 2024 · It was 20 years ago that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei felt God speaking through him. The experience took place during a cordial gathering between Iran’s supreme leader and approximately 20 commanders ...
5 days ago · Since the Iranian Revolution of 1979, there have been two supreme leaders – Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who ruled between 1979-1989, and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who succeeded him. In addition ...
May 20, 2024 · Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has announced five days of public mourning. ... is a cleric with close ties to the elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) who rarely appears or speaks ...
May 20, 2024 · Preying on the regime it was tasked with safeguarding, the IRGC prefers a weak successor—a puppet rather than a strong leader. Following Raisi's death, the Revolutionary Guard must find a similarly compliant successor to Khamenei.
