Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Iran‘s supreme leader has pardoned “tens of thousands” of prisoners including some arrested in recent anti-government protests, state news agency IRNA reported on Sunday, after...
Iran’s Khamenei praises Basij forces for confronting ‘rioters’
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday Iran’s Basij militia forces have sacrificed their lives in what he called riots, the wave of protests...
Iran’s hardline president to address nation as unrest spreads
Hardline President Ebrahim Raisi planned a television address to the nation on Wednesday amid a tide of anti-government unrest in Iran, with protesters chanting “death...
Iran’s Khamenei rejects Trump offer of talks, chides govt
Iran‘s Supreme Leader on Monday rejected US President Donald Trump’s offer of unconditional talks to improve bilateral ties and he also accused the Iranian government of...
Supreme Leader Khamenei says US is Iran’s ‘number one enemy’
The United States is Iran‘s “number one enemy” and Tehran will never succumb to Washington’s pressure over a multinational nuclear deal, Iran‘s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei...
Iran suggests Saudi should not run Muslim pilgrimage
Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei renewed criticism of Saudi Arabia over how it runs the haj after a crush last year killed hundreds of...
Iran says crude market oversupplied, balance to be restored
Iran’s Oil Minister said on Monday the oil market was oversupplied but predicted balance between demand and supply will be restored, Iranian state television reported...
Iran leader withholds verdict on nuclear deal
By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin Nouri and Babak Dehghanpisheh Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei withheld his verdict on Iran’s nuclear deal on Saturday but in a fiery...
Iran’s Khamenei says could accept fair nuclear compromise
By Mehrdad Balali and Shadia Nasralla Iran’s supreme leader said on Sunday he could accept a compromise in nuclear talks and gave his strongest defence...
France, Iran trade barbs as powers struggle to reach nuclear deal
By John Irish, Parisa Hafezi and Justyna Pawlak France and Iran traded tough words on Thursday as major powers struggled to finalise an interim deal...