The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/ahmad-khatami/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 08:19:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Ahmad Khatami | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/ahmad-khatami/ 32 32 Deadly crackdown appears to have quashed Iran protests, residents say https://www.timesofisrael.com/deadly-crackdown-appears-to-have-quashed-iran-protests-residents-say/ Sat, 17 Jan 2026 08:46:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3735815 Tehran locals describe large troop deployment in capital, 'massive disappointment and disillusionment'; hard-line cleric threatens Trump, urges death to detained protesters

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]]> ‘Not anti-Semitic’: Khamenei defines Iran’s goal of ‘wiping out Israel’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/khamenei-when-iran-speaks-of-wiping-out-israel-it-refers-to-regime-not-jews/ Fri, 15 Nov 2019 11:36:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2184222&preview=true&preview_id=2184222 Belying Tehran's relentless threats to ensure 'nothing left' of Jewish state, 'raze' Tel Aviv and Haifa, leader says aim is to abolish 'regime,' get rid of 'thugs' like Netanyahu

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]]> Top Iranian cleric threatens Tehran will target Israel if US attacks https://www.timesofisrael.com/top-iranian-cleric-threatens-tehran-will-target-israel-if-us-attacks/ Wed, 22 Aug 2018 09:14:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1912616&preview=true&preview_id=1912616 'Any aggression against Iran will inflict costs not only on America, but also on Zionist regime,' Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami warns

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]]> Top Iran cleric: Tel Aviv, Haifa will be destroyed if Israel behaves ‘foolishly’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/top-iran-cleric-tel-aviv-haifa-will-be-destroyed-if-israel-behaves-foolishly/ Fri, 11 May 2018 14:03:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1848345 In sermon broadcast on state TV, Ahmad Khatami also says European nations cannot be trusted following US withdrawal from nuclear deal

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]]> Top Iranian cleric warns Hezbollah can raze Haifa and Tel Aviv to the ground https://www.timesofisrael.com/top-iranian-cleric-warns-hezbollah-can-raze-haifa-and-tel-aviv-to-the-ground/ Sat, 07 Apr 2018 08:17:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1825017 Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami cautions Israel not to attack Tehran's Lebanese proxy after IDF general says conflict could come this year

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]]> Hard-line cleric says social media fed Iran protests, unrest https://www.timesofisrael.com/hard-line-cleric-says-social-media-fed-iran-protests-unrest/ Sat, 06 Jan 2018 05:39:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1765511 Amid anti-government rallies that began last week, Islamic Republic also sees 3 days of pro-government demonstrations, with crowds in tens of thousands

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]]> Top Iranian cleric calls for Palestinian violence, vows to ‘level Tel Aviv’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/top-iranian-cleric-calls-for-palestinian-violence-vows-to-level-tel-aviv/ Fri, 08 Dec 2017 11:16:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1746309 In a sermon at Tehran's largest mosque, Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami tells followers the 'cure for the issue of Palestine is only, only an intifada'

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]]> Iran has know-how to build nukes, senior cleric claims https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-has-know-how-to-build-nukes-senior-cleric-claims/ Sat, 20 Dec 2014 17:33:54 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1109081 Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami says Tehran chooses not to develop atomic bomb for religious reasons

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]]> ‘Rouhani, punch Obama in mouth’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/rouhani-should-punch-obama-in-mouth/ Thu, 01 May 2014 02:20:46 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=968986 In Friday sermon, top cleric urges Iran's negotiators to regard US as 'hostile enemy' to 'confront' -- physically

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