Ali Khamenei

September 27, 2023, 2:04 am

US ‘open to diplomacy’ on nuclear program, wants to see de-escalatory steps from Iran

Amid reports of Japanese initiative to revive talks, State Department says Tehran should move to reduce tensions and ‘create a space for diplomacy’

By ToI Staff

A handout picture provided by the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shows him speaking before students and clerics during a rally in Tehran on July 12, 2023. (Photo by KHAMENEI.IR / AFP)

September 26, 2023, 8:19 pm

Iranian leader said to okay direct talks with US on reviving nuke deal

Report by UK-based Amwaj.media claims backchannel contacts already lowering tensions, with Tehran seeking to pick up negotiations where they left off before collapse a year ago

By ToI Staff

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a ceremony commemorating the death anniversary of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini at his mausoleum just outside Tehran, Iran, June 4, 2023. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

June 16, 2023, 12:55 pm

Iran’s Khamenei hosts Palestinian Islamic Jihad leaders in Tehran

Iranian leader says political unrest in Israel is sign of its nearing collapse, hails terror group’s performance in conflict last month

By ToI Staff

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) addresses a meeting of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on June 13, 2023 (Haim Tzach/GPO)

June 13, 2023, 1:20 pm

Netanyahu: Israel won’t be bound by any new nuclear deal with Iran

Prime minister’s comments come as Washington confirms it is again talking to Iran about returning to nuclear agreement

By ToI Staff and Agencies

June 13, 2023, 5:12 am

US confirms talks with Iran, denies interim nuclear deal on table

US official says Washington has conveyed to Tehran what steps it thinks will help lead to more productive engagement, hours after Iran acknowledges indirect negotiations via Oman

By ToI Staff and Agencies

June 11, 2023, 3:52 pm

Khamenei: West wouldn’t be able to block Iran from nuclear weapon if we wanted one

Supreme leader says Tehran not pursuing weapons of mass destruction for religious reasons, urges cooperation with UN watchdog but ‘existing nuclear infrastructure’ must remain

By ToI Staff and Agencies

June 4, 2023, 6:52 pm

Khamenei says it would be a ‘mistake’ to back down from tough approach on Israel

Iranian supreme leader says any compromise would only bring further hostility from enemies, blames recent widespread rights protests on ‘thugs and villains’

By AP

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, meets with Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, center, as Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi sits at left, in Tehran, Iran, May 29, 2023. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

May 29, 2023, 6:47 pm

Khamenei says Iran would ‘welcome’ restoring full diplomatic ties with Egypt

Supreme leader makes comments in meeting with visiting sultan of Oman; hacker group takes responsibility for defacing Iranian state websites with images of exiled group

By Jon Gambrell

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (right) meets Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid (center) and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, in Tehran, Iran, April 29, 2023. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

April 29, 2023, 10:57 pm

‘One American in Iraq is too much’: Iran’s leaders assail US presence in Middle East

Supreme leader, president host Iraqi PM in Tehran; Raisi emphasizes common interests with neighbor, says Washington disregards region’s interests

By AFP

Reza Pahlavi, oldest son of the last Shah of Iran, speaks to reporters in Tel Aviv, alongside Intelligence Minister Gila Gamliel, on April 19, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

April 19, 2023, 4:42 pm

In Israel, son of last shah says Iranians ‘absolutely’ ready for Israel ties

During emotional press conference in Tel Aviv, Reza Pahlavi says Israel and Iran can be ‘strategic partners’ and that majority of Iranians ‘think differently’ from regime

By Carrie Keller-Lynn

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, January 9, 2023. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

April 19, 2023, 11:06 am

Iran’s supreme leader rules out holding referendums on policies

Khamenei rejects calls by anti-regime protesters and former PM Rouhani for national votes to be held on some matters

By AP

April 5, 2023, 2:17 pm

Iran’s supreme leader: Israel’s demise coming faster than I expected

Khamenei, referencing 2015 remarks giving Jewish state another 25 years, says internal crisis over judicial overhaul is tearing country apart sooner than he thought

By ToI Staff

Iranians woman protests a 22-year-old woman Mahsa Amini's death after she was detained by the morality police, in Tehran, October 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Middle East Images)

March 13, 2023, 1:46 pm

Iran says supreme leader pardoned 22,000 arrested in anti-regime protests

Number cited by head of judiciary offers glimpse at scale of crackdown on demonstrations since September, but also suggests regime feels secure in quelling movement

By Jon Gambrell

March 6, 2023, 12:18 pm

Iran’s Khamenei says culprits should face death over suspected schoolgirl poisonings

Leader calls string of incidents ‘unforgivable crime,’ as Tehran probes alleged attacks on over 50 schools

By AP

Illustrative: Members of the Jewish Leadership Council meet Britain's then-prime minister David Cameron at 10 Downing Street in London, January 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool)

February 26, 2023, 8:11 pm

Iran-hired criminal gangs spying on UK Jews for potential murder campaign — minister

‘This is a persistent threat’ by Islamist regime, says Tom Tugendhat, after Jewish woman who met Khamenei says she was told Tehran preparing to kill top Jews if Israel strikes Iran

By Michael Bachner