Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Vladimir Putin removes ban on nuclear cooperation with Iran

President Vladimir Putin on Monday lifted a ban on Russian firms from working on Iranian enrichment sites as he travelled to Tehran for his first visit since 2007.

Nov 23, 2015, 18:50 PM IST

Iran invited to next round of Syria talks: US officials

Iran has been invited to participate for the first time in international talks over Syria's future, US officials said Tuesday, a shift in strategy for the United States and its allies as they seek to halt the four-year civil war and eventually ease President Bashar Assad out of power.

Oct 28, 2015, 01:14 AM IST

Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump will call Iran's Ayatollah 'Hey baby'!

US Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump would not call Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei the "Supreme Leader."

Oct 27, 2015, 13:56 PM IST

Iran to monitor actions of world powers in nuke deal: President Hassan Rouhani

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani moved on Thursday to dispel concerns voiced by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei over Iran's landmark nuclear deal.

Oct 22, 2015, 21:43 PM IST

Iran leader endorses nuclear deal despite 'ambiguities'

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday endorsed the country's nuclear deal with world powers but said "ambiguities" in the agreement must be guarded against.

Oct 21, 2015, 20:00 PM IST

Iran broadcasts footage of underground missile base

 Iranian state television broadcast unprecedented footage on Wednesday of a deep underground tunnel packed with missiles and launcher units, which officials said could be used if "enemies make a mistake".

Oct 14, 2015, 19:21 PM IST

Iran threatens 'fierce' reaction if Hajj dead not returned

 Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei threatened a "fierce" reaction on Wednesday if Saudi Arabia does not quickly repatriate victims of last week's haj stampede.

Sep 30, 2015, 18:56 PM IST

Iran`s Khamenei demands Saudi apology for hajj deaths

 Iran`s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei demanded Saudi Arabia apologise on Sunday for a stampede that killed nearly 770 pilgrims at the hajj, at least 144 of them Iranians.

Sep 27, 2015, 13:08 PM IST

Iran leader says `improper measures` caused Hajj deaths

 Iran`s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said "improper measures" and "mismanagement" by Saudi authorities caused Thursday`s deadly stampede at the annual hajj pilgrimage, and announced three days of mourning.

Sep 24, 2015, 23:57 PM IST

Iran`s supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei slams Isreal for Al-Aqsa violence

Iran`s supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei denounced Israel on Wednesday for what he called its "insult" to Jerusalem`s Al-Aqsa mosque in connection with Israeli actions at one of Islam`s holiest places.

Sep 23, 2015, 15:31 PM IST

Iran`s Rouhani reassures Americans over death chant

Iran`s President Hassan Rouhani has tried to reassure a skeptical American public that when crowds in Tehran chant "Death to America!" they don`t mean it personally.

Sep 19, 2015, 09:25 AM IST

Iran leader warns Guards against US infiltration

Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned commanders of the elite Revolutionary Guards Wednesday to be on alert for "political and cultural" infiltration by the United States.

Sep 16, 2015, 18:10 PM IST

Rouhani's nuclear dividend to feature in Iranian elections

 Iran`s nuclear deal may be eroding its isolation overseas, but at home it is deepening political infighting within the country`s complex power structure before two important elections, officials and analysts say.

Sep 15, 2015, 19:17 PM IST