While speculations continue, of his role as the next Supreme Leader of Iran, following in the footsteps of his father, he may face some dissent from the Assembly of Experts, though they are a ...

A recent sermon by senior Iranian Shia cleric Mohammad Mehdi Mirbagheri offered a glimpse into his mindset: In the battle ...

political and economic force in Iran It is likely that the Revolutionary Guards will try to prevent any candidates they consider unfavourable from becoming the next Supreme Leader. Although there ...

Khamenei continues to resist such notions. In a defiant speech on January 8, he lambasted the U.S. as an imperialist power ...

Iran has ordered its proxy forces across the Middle East to exercise caution as the Islamic Republic fears an existential ...

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His death in a helicopter crash on Sunday has upended the growing speculation over who will eventually replace the 85-year-old Supreme ... tragic fate of Iran’s hardline president is not ...

An Iranian missile system is displayed next to a banner with a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during Iranian defence week, in a street in Tehran, Iran, September 24 ...

This edition of The Farda Briefing delves into how Iran's top brass is signaling that Tehran is open to talks with the United ...

Iran’s supreme leader claims the U.S. and Israel are behind the fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad. NewsNation’s Leland Vittert says that claim isn't necessarily wrong as several U.S ...

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has led the Islamic regime for more than 30 years. The 84-year-old oversees a top leadership composed of hard-line clerics, after a yearslong purge ...

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s 85-year-old supreme leader, even appeared to be wearing a flak jacket at the funeral of two judges who were gunned down in Tehran last weekend – reportedly over ...