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TopicAyatollah Ali Khamenei

Topic: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Iran now looks closer to rupture than reform. Foreign powers will try to seize opportunity

In power for 36 years, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has governed through a rigid adherence to a theological ideology and an absolute rejection of political reform.

Iran protests and the moral confusion of Liberals

The revolts in Iran are too massive to be ignored. But you have to ask yourself: why did it take so long?

Iran warns protesters of death penalty as unrest widens, crackdown grows

The death toll since the unrest began has risen to 42, according to the US-based Human Rights News Agency. BBC said it had independently confirmed at least 21 of the fatalities.

Why Iranian women are lighting cigarettes with Khamenei’s burning photos

At least 65 people have been reportedly killed, including children. There have also been reports of live ammunition and pellet guns being used against protesters.

Regime change might not bring democracy to Iran. A more threatening force could fill the vacuum

Israel has wanted to see the current government of Iran fall for some time, as have many government officials in the US. But what would things look like if the government did topple?

‘Death sentences should be issued for Israeli leaders, not arrest warrants,’ says Iran’s Khamenei

Khamenei was commenting on a decision by International Criminal Court to issue arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defence chief and Hamas leader Ibrahim Al-Masri.

MEA slams Iran’s Khamenei’s remarks on Indian Muslims’ ‘suffering’ as ‘misinformed’, ‘unacceptable’

India and Iran, of late, have had a cordial relationship, signing a long-term contract for the strategically located Chabahar port in May this year.

Hijab Protests in Iran show that the old guards cannot have unilateral say in every matter

Khamenei’s submissive speech illustrates that for the first time hijab may become negotiable, if not entirely abandoned, writes Prabhat Jawla.

Iran’s Khamenei backs police over Mahsa Amini protests, may signal tougher crackdown

Iran's supreme leader gave his full backing to security forces, described riots as 'planned' and accused US, Israel for orchestrating disturbances.

Unlike Karnataka hijab row, Iran’s goes beyond Islam. The regime is under attack

The protests in Iran following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini have morphed into anti-government demonstrations with calls to end the Islamic Republic and remove Ali Khamenei from power.

On Camera

Mark Tully was a colossus on the Indian subcontinent. He had sources at all levels

I was in Islamabad when Mark Tully broke the news of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto being hanged. I held it against him—he could have tipped me off. But he was a journalist before he was a friend.

India wants Canada’s resources as nations build on truce, British Columbia’s Premier says

Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.

Shaurya Chakra for Lt Col who led op to ‘eliminate’ terror leadership along Indo-Myanmar border

President Murmu has also conferred Kirti Chakra on Major Arshdeep Singh of 1 Assam Rifles for eliminating armed cadres when patrol led by him came under fire along Indo-Myanmar Border last May.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.