Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

The Obama Riots

Khamenei: Trump will fail in his stance against Iran

Iran's Supreme Leader mocks Trump, says he's not as powerful and smart as Ronald Reagan.

Iranian general: War would lead to annihilation of Israel

IRGC commander says any new war in the region will lead to the annihilation of the “Zionist regime.”

Khamenei: ISIS a 'tumor' created by U.S. and Israel

Iran’s Supreme Leader praises his country’s contribution to the fight against ISIS.

Iran: US is our number one enemy

Iran's Khamenei says US is Iran's greatest enemy, promises 'never to accept' US 'bullying.'

Khamenei: We must cooperate with Russia to isolate U.S.

Iranian Supreme Leader tells visiting Russian President that Tehran and Moscow must step up cooperation to isolate the United States.

Khamenei restricts range of ballistic missiles

Iran's Supreme Leader limits range of ballistic missiles to regional Mideast targets.

Khamenei: Americans themselves created ISIS

Iranian Supreme Leader warns Iraqi PM not to trust the United States, claims it created ISIS.

Khamenei: We'll 'shred' nuclear deal if U.S. leaves

Iranian Supreme Leader mocks Trump, threatens to "slap America's mouth" if it withdraws from nuclear deal.

Khamenei: America and Israel seek to create 'new Israel'

Iran’s Supreme Leader warns against Kurdish state, says U.S. and foreign powers plan to create a new Israel in the Middle East.

Iran: 'Wrong move' by US will face Iranian 'reaction'

Iranian Ayatollah warns US against tampering with nuclear deal, as Iranian President heads to UN General Assembly.

Iran, operating from Syria, will destroy Europe and North America

Khamenei mocks Trump over Charlottesville

Iran's Supreme Leader weighs in on Virginia violence, urges U.S. to deal with its own problems.

Khamenei: The United States created ISIS

Iran's Supreme Leader blames United States for Middle East instability, says it created ISIS.

Khamenei: 'Zionists' are watching our elections

Iran’s Supreme Leader calls for massive turnout in presidential election in order to bolster the regime against its "enemies".

Khamenei: Attack in Syria was 'strategic mistake'

Iran’s Supreme Leader condemns American missile in Syria, warns the U.S. will suffer from terrorism.

Iran's Khamenei calls Western view of women a ‘Zionist plot’

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei calls Western view of women a 'Zionists’ plot' in a tweet on Iran's version of mother’s day.

Ayatollah: We will liberate 'Palestine', remove cancer of Israel

Iran's spiritual leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei calls for liberation of 'Palestine', labels Jewish state 'cancerous tumor'.

Iranian Supreme Leader dismisses US threats

Ayatollah Khamenei: Trump 'showed the real face of America; the political, economic, moral, and social corruption of the US.'

Khamenei: The Zionist regime won't exist in 25 years

Iran’s Supreme Leader calls for a united “Palestinian struggle” in order to destroy Israel within 25 years.

Khamenei says Iranian President Rouhani too friendly with US

Iraninian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei criticized Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's policy of "open dialogue" with the West.

Iran threatens retaliation if US extends sanctions

Iranian leader Ayatollah Khamenei says US would be in violation of nuclear deal if it extends sanctions, and that Iran would retaliate.

Watch: Khamenei explains 'Death to America' chant

Iran's Supreme Leader blasts United States, explains why Iranians chant "Death to America" at rallies.

The Shiite worm has turned

Khamenei criticizes U.S. presidential candidates

Iran's Supreme Leader criticizes both Clinton and Trump without naming them.

Khamenei on WWII: Iran Must Not Go the Way of Germany and Japan

Ahmadinejad confirms he won't run for President

Iran's former president won't stand for re-election after being ordered not to do so by Supreme Leader.

Khamenei tells Ahmadinejad not to run for president

Iran's Supreme Leader tells former president not to stand again in next year's elections.

Khamenei: We won't negotiate with the Americans

Iran’s Supreme Leader says the country must stand strong against Washington on the region’s conflicts.

Khamenei: Our enemies will face a harsh response if they attack

Iran’s Supreme Leader warns his country’s “enemies” that they will face Iran's harsh response if they dare to attack.

'The Saudis are stabbing the Muslim nation in the back'

Ayatollah Khamenei of Iran says Saudis are 'committing grave sin' by cooperating with Israel, claims US 'breaking promises' made in deal.

Khamanei: Don't question the nuclear deal

Iran's Supreme Leader warns American presidential candidates against questioning his country’s nuclear deal with world powers.

Khamenei slams 'damned and cancerous Zionist regime'

Iranian Supreme Leader calls US, Britain and Israel the 'main enemies,' rejects joining the world economy.

Khamenei calls to 'defend Palestine' against 'Zionists'

Iran’s Supreme Leader launches yet another verbal attack against Israel.

Iran: US 'incapable' of attacking us

Navy Commander says US doesn't have 'capability' to attack Iran, and if it did it would be critically damaged, echoing Khamenei's bravado.

US indignation on Iranian missile tests: biggest farce on planet Earth

Khamenei: The future is missiles, not negotiations

Iran's Supreme Leader says missiles will be a part of Iran’s future relations with the outside world.

'As we defeated Haman, we must defeat Ayatollah Khamenei'

Efrat chief rabbi speaks with Arutz Sheva about connection between Purim, nuclear Iran.

Khamenei: The Americans aren't fulfilling the nuclear deal

Iran’s Supreme Leader blasts the United States for imposing new sanctions over his country's ballistic missile tests.

Khamenei rules out ties with United States, 'Zionist regime'

Iran's Supreme Leader says Iran isn't hostile towards the West but will not have ties with the United States or Israel.

Rouhani and Iranian 'moderates' likely to win election

Iranian President and his main ally Rafsanjani reportedly are front-runners in elections to Iran's parliament.

Crucial Iran elections begin

First parliamentary and Assembly of Experts votes since nuclear deal are to act as referendum on the deal, and possibly on next Ayatollah.

Khamenei: The 'Zionist network' dictates policy towards Iran

Iran’s Supreme Leader claims Zionists dictate the United States’ and many EU members' policies vis-a-vis Iran.

Khamenei: Americans supporting 'child-killing Israel'

Iran’s Supreme Leader in yet another tirade against the United States, accuses it of supporting "the child-killer Zionist regime".

Khamenei gives medals to captors of American sailors

Iran’s Supreme Leader honors "courageous" Iranian commanders who briefly detained 10 American soldiers last month.

Khamenei denies the Holocaust on Remembrance Day

Iran’s Supreme Leader releases a video in which he expresses doubt that the Holocaust ever took place.

Khomeini's grandson excluded from Iranian elections

Disqualification of moderate cleric comes amid claims that he lacks sufficient religious competence.

Khamenei gloats over capture of US sailors, meets captors

Same day Iran says it may reinstate flights to the US, Supreme Leader meets those who kidnapped sailors and praises 'act of God.'

Khamenei hails lifting of sanctions, warns of US 'deceit'

Iranian Supreme Leader congratulates President Hassan Rouhani following lifting of sanctions over weekend, attacks US critics.

Khamenei: The Americans are trying to destroy Islam

Iran's Supreme Leader warns against Americans who, he claims, are trying to create divisions among Muslims.

Iran: We infiltrated the Mossad

Khamenei's 'Ideology Office' chief claims Tehran has gotten in the Mossad, CIA and MI6, weeks after claims that ISIS's 'IDF colonel' caught.

Iran looking for Khamenei's successor

Iran's top assembly of clerics actively looking for the country's next Supreme Leader, former president Rafsanjani reveals.

From Casablanca to Mumbai, there is only one ray of light

Iran condemns West's 'double standards' in letter to youth

Ayatollah Khamenei claims US created al-Qaeda, criticizes West for violating human rights.

Khamenei accuses US of infiltrating Iran with 'money and sex'

In televised address, Iran's supreme leader urges fellow Iranians not to fall into American 'enemy's trap.'

Iran and Russia vow to oppose attempts to dump Assad

Russia and Iran will jointly oppose "external attempts" at regime change in Syria, says the Kremlin after Putin meeting with Khamenei.

Putin in Tehran for first time in eight years

Russian president arrives in Iran to discuss mutual backing of Assad, and expanding business ties in wake of nuclear deal.

Iran to attend next round of Syria talks

Khamenei adviser confirms Iran will attend the next round of peace talks on Syria.

Iran begins blockade of US imports

Weeks after Obama begins lifting sanctions, Khamenei's orders for an 'economy of resistance' carried out in blockade of American goods.

Khamenei dismisses foreign countries' involvement in Syria

Iran's Supreme Leader says Syria's fate should be decided by elections, not a deal brokered by other countries.