The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/ali-akbar-velayati/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sat, 13 Jun 2026 23:16:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Ali Akbar Velayati | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/ali-akbar-velayati/ 32 32 Trump will fail in his ‘crusader, Zionist’ peace plan, top Iranian official says https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-will-fail-in-his-crusader-zionist-peace-plan-top-iranian-official-says/ Thu, 30 Jan 2020 15:55:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2231704 Khamenei adviser Ali Akbar Velayati vows Islamic Republic 'will certainly not remain silent' in opposing the peace initiative

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]]> Top Iranian official: Israel ‘will regret’ attacks in Syria https://www.timesofisrael.com/top-iranian-official-israel-will-regret-attacks-in-syria/ Mon, 23 Dec 2019 19:35:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2207279 Day after strike near Damascus, Russian news agency publishes interview with senior adviser Ali Akbar Velayati saying Israeli airstrikes ‘will not pass without a response’

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]]> US unveils fresh sanctions against top Iranian commanders, officials https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-unveils-fresh-sanctions-against-top-iranian-commanders-officials/ Mon, 04 Nov 2019 18:42:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2176573&preview=true&preview_id=2176573 New restrictions come on 40th anniversary of attack on US embassy, and as Iran ups enrichment, targeting senior military officers, chief justice, and advisers to Khamenei

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]]> France trying to restart talks with Iran as nuclear tensions spike https://www.timesofisrael.com/france-trying-to-restart-talks-with-iran-as-nuclear-tensions-spike/ Sat, 06 Jul 2019 22:34:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2107320 French President Macron tells Iranian counterpart by phone that he is concerned about weakening of nuclear deal; Tehran says it will up enrichment level

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]]> Ahead of deadline, Iran readies to increase uranium enrichment level https://www.timesofisrael.com/ahead-of-deadline-iran-readies-to-increase-uranium-enrichment-level/ Sat, 06 Jul 2019 06:54:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2107055 Top aide to Khamenei accuses Europeans of having 'indirectly violated' nuclear deal, says upping enrichment beyond terms of pact backed 'by every component of the establishment'

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]]> Iran says Trump’s Golan recognition a pro-Netanyahu election ploy https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-says-trumps-golan-recognition-a-pro-netanyahu-election-ploy/ Sun, 24 Mar 2019 14:25:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2042667 Supreme leader's top foreign policy adviser slams Thursday move by US president as illegal; Trump has denied it is meant to influence Israeli vote

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]]> Iran tells US to get out of Syria, whether it wants to or not https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-tells-us-to-get-out-of-syria-whether-it-wants-to-or-not/ Wed, 06 Feb 2019 22:19:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2013791 After Trump's criticism of Islamic Republic during State of the Union, Tehran's foreign minister accuses Washington of supporting 'butchers & extremists'

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]]> Trump says he has no plans to meet ‘lovely’ Iranian President Rouhani https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-says-he-has-no-plans-to-meet-lovely-iranian-president-rouhani/ Tue, 25 Sep 2018 12:56:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1930543 Top adviser to Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei rejects US Secretary of State Pompeo's suggestion of possible meeting with US leader for talks

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]]> Top Iran official Velyati: We will only leave Syria if Assad, Baghdad ask us to https://www.timesofisrael.com/top-iran-official-we-will-only-leave-syria-if-assad-baghdad-ask-us-to/ Fri, 13 Jul 2018 10:12:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1888723 In Russia, aide to supreme leader says military presence has 'no relation to Israel'; threatens to 'force' US troops out of war-torn country with 'powerful' response

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]]> Putin hosts aide to Iran’s supreme leader amid Syria talks https://www.timesofisrael.com/putin-hosts-aide-to-irans-supreme-leader-amid-syria-talks/ Thu, 12 Jul 2018 13:09:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1888165 Kremlin gives no details of meeting with Ali Akbar Velayati, which come a day after Netanyahu tells Russia Iranian troops must leave Syria

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]]> Pledging not to oust Assad, Netanyahu urges Putin to ‘get Iranians out’ of Syria https://www.timesofisrael.com/pledging-not-to-oust-assad-netanyahu-asks-putin-to-get-iranians-out-of-syria/ Wed, 11 Jul 2018 20:30:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1887791&preview=true&preview_id=1887791 According to Israeli official, PM asks Russia to remove Iranian troops from country, hours before senior Khamenei adviser visits Moscow

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]]> Argentina asks Russia to arrest Iran official over 1994 Jewish center bombing https://www.timesofisrael.com/argentina-asks-russia-to-arrest-iran-official-over-1994-jewish-center-bombing/ Wed, 11 Jul 2018 20:04:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1887790 Senior adviser Ali Akbar Velayati, in Moscow for meetings with Putin, already has an international warrant against him on suspicion of ordering deadly terror attack

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]]> Meeting Putin, Netanyahu says Israel will counter all border violations https://www.timesofisrael.com/meeting-putin-netanyahu-says-israel-will-counter-all-border-violations/ Wed, 11 Jul 2018 18:36:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1887710 Hours after Syrian drone shot down in Israeli airspace, PM meets Russian president in Moscow for talks on Iran, Syria

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]]> Netanyahu arrives in Moscow for ‘very important’ talks with Putin https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-arrives-in-moscow-for-very-important-talks-with-putin/ Wed, 11 Jul 2018 14:59:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1887449 Prime minister to focus on 'Syria, Iran and Israel's security needs'; adviser to Iran's Khamenei to also hold confab with Russian president

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]]> Top Iranian official warns: Syria will be America’s ‘second Vietnam’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/top-iranian-official-syria-will-be-americas-second-vietnam/ Fri, 22 Jun 2018 07:35:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1875764 Under pressure to withdraw its forces, Tehran tries to turn spotlight on US

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