The once powerful clan of Larijani brothers in Iran have lost another political position and seem to be completely on their out. Some see this as rivalry for the post of Supreme Leader.
06 Sep 2021
Ali Khamenei
Hardliners in Iran are trying to convince the public that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei did not cause a delay in Covid vaccination and all mismanagement is the fault of the previou government.
26 Aug 2021
The highlights of President Ebrahim Raisi's ceremony were Khamenei's concern about the delay in forming the new cabinet and Raisi's criticism of President Hassan Rouhani's performance.
03 Aug 2021
Iran has released a short film showing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei disagreeing with direct talks with the United States nine years ago nad his more recent statements to the same effect.
02 Aug 2021
Despite a historic low turnout in the June 18 presidential vote, Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei called the election an "epic" event and also dismissed million od bland ballots.
29 Jun 2021
The office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said that the 82-year old leader has received an Iranian-made Covid vaccine, while he has banned Western vaccines.
25 Jun 2021
Top Rouhani official Mahmoud Vaezi said June 23 that the United States had agreed to lift many sanctions, including those on oil exports and on the office of Ali Khamenei.
23 Jun 2021
Iran's former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has accused Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's brother-in-law Hassan Khojasteh of having had links to Israel.
21 Jun 2021
A statement by the personal aide of Iran's supreme leader on the presidential elections has strengthened arguments that his office played a major role in engineering the election.
20 Jun 2021
In a televised speech Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei called on disillusioned Iranians to turn up to vote in Friday's presidential elections, amid calls to boycott the vote.
16 Jun 2021