Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Iran rejects talks on missiles, but says it will not increase range

The secretary of Iran`s National Security Council also said Iran would keep working to improve the missiles accuracy.

Jan 29, 2019, 13:27 PM IST

He's Hitler! Saudi crown prince targets Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warns against Iran's nukes

Accusing Iran`s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei of trying to repeatedly destabilising the region, Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman said his country will develop nuclear weapons too if Iran gets the deadly bombs.

Mar 15, 2018, 19:22 PM IST

Iran deploys Revolutionary Guards to quell anti-government protests

Iran`s elite Revolutionary Guards have deployed forces to three provinces to put down an eruption of anti-government unrest.

Jan 03, 2018, 23:33 PM IST

Iranian crackdown intensifies after police posts attacked

Police have arrested more than 450 protesters in the Iranian capital Tehran over the past three days.

Jan 02, 2018, 15:45 PM IST

US intention to move Israel embassy sign of 'incompetence and failure' - Iran Supreme Leader

The U.S. intention to move its embassy to Jerusalem is a sign of its incompetence and failure, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday, according to his personal website.

Dec 06, 2017, 14:25 PM IST

Iran's quake death toll rises to 530, more than 8,000 injured: IRNA

At least 530 people were killed in Iran’s deadliest earthquake in more than a decade, state news agency IRNA reported on Tuesday, adding that more than 8,000 others were injured. 

Nov 14, 2017, 18:51 PM IST

Iran vows to protect Lebanon's stability

Ali Akbar Velayati, the top adviser to Iran`s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has said that Tehran will "protect Lebanon`s stability and government".

Nov 04, 2017, 07:51 AM IST

Iran, Turkey must take measures against Kurdish secession: Khamenei

Iran`s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday after meeting Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in Tehran that the two countries should prevent Iraq`s Kurdistan region from declaring independence, state TV reported.

Oct 04, 2017, 23:29 PM IST

Turkish President Erdogan visits Iran as ties warm amid shared fears

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Iran on Wednesday in a sign of warming ties between the two neighbours who support rival camps in Syria but both strongly oppose last week`s Iraqi Kurdish vote for independence. 

Oct 04, 2017, 17:24 PM IST

US Senate's Iran sanctions are breach of nuclear deal: Senior Iranian Official

The Senate approved on Thursday the sanctions on Iran over its ballistic missile program and other activities not related to the international nuclear agreement.
 

Jun 16, 2017, 17:26 PM IST

Iran's Khamenei says attacks to increase hatred toward US, Saudi: Report

Suicide bombers and gunmen attacked the Iranian parliament and Ayatollah Khomeini`s mausoleum in Tehran on Wednesday. Scores of people were wounded.
 

Jun 09, 2017, 13:14 PM IST

Iran's Hassan Rouhani registers to run for re-election

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, the driving force behind a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, registered on Friday to run for re-election next month, state television footage showed. 

Apr 14, 2017, 18:09 PM IST

Iran`s Ahmadinejad registers to run for president

Iran`s former hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took the shock move on Wednesday of registering for next month`s presidential election, going against the advice of the supreme leader.

Apr 12, 2017, 16:15 PM IST

Mahmud Ahmadinejad registers for Iranian president polls

Iran's former hardline president Mahmud Ahmadinejad took the surprise move today of registering for next month's presidential election.

Apr 12, 2017, 15:04 PM IST

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rebuffs Trump's warning on missiles

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed Donald Trump`s warning to Iran to stop its missile tests, saying the new US president had shown the "real face" of American corruption.

Feb 07, 2017, 18:50 PM IST

Donald Trump reveals America's 'real face': Iran's Khamenei

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said today he was grateful to US President Donald Trump for revealing "the real face of America".

Feb 07, 2017, 15:43 PM IST

Tens of thousands attend Iran ex-president Akbar Hashemi ​Rafsanjani funeral: Report

Former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who died on Sunday at the age of 82, will be buried inside the crypt of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic revolution.

Jan 10, 2017, 11:11 AM IST

Saudi Arabia sentences 15 Iranian spies to death

The convicted are among the 30 Saudi Shi`ite Muslims who were arrested on charges of spying for Iran. 

Dec 06, 2016, 16:11 PM IST

Will not run in Iranian presidential vote, says Ahmadinejad

Former hardline Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday he will not compete in next year`s presidential vote.

Sep 27, 2016, 18:18 PM IST

Iran unveils new helicopter-carrying catamaran ship

Iran's state TV says the country's Revolutionary Guard has unveiled a new high-speed vessel capable of carrying a helicopter and up to 100 people.

Sep 13, 2016, 16:35 PM IST