Iranian Supreme Leader Orders Construction of Advanced Weaponry

Ayatollah says Iran needs cutting-edge military tech

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Adam Kredo
October 14, 2019 1:20 PM

Iranian supreme leader ayatollah Ali Khamenei ordered the country's fighting forces to construct cutting-edge military technology to take on the United States and other nations that the ruler described as god's enemies.

The Mullahs’ Chief Liar, and Their Most Effective Weapon

Aaron Kliegman
May 29, 2019 4:00 PM

Iran's most effective weapon is not a missile or a tank, but rather a middle-aged, bespectacled man.

U.S. Embassy: Iran’s Supreme Leader Worth $200 Billion

Aaron Kliegman
April 29, 2019 12:30 PM

The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, estimates that Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, owns assets worth about $200 billion.

Iran’s Prospective Supreme Leader, Who Oversaw Mass Executions, to Head the Powerful Judiciary

Aaron Kliegman
March 5, 2019 4:55 PM

Ebrahim Raisi is set to become chief of Iran's powerful judiciary this week, giving him immense influence over the Islamic Republic's brutal system of oppression.

Iran Supreme Leader Wishes Death on Trump, Bolton, Pompeo

Adam Kredo
February 8, 2019 1:56 PM

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wished death upon President Donald Trump and senior cabinet officials in a series of Twitter messages Friday justifying his country's routine chants of, "Death to America."

Continetti: Pompeo ‘Will Be a Strong Voice’ to Check Iran

Washington Free Beacon Staff
March 16, 2018 5:11 PM

Iranian Supreme Leader Demands Americans Disarm

Adam Kredo
March 5, 2018 12:40 PM

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is calling on America to "make guns illegal" in light of deadly shootings that have taken place across the United States, according to comments made by the Iranian leader over the week.

Iranian Opposition Cleric Accuses Khamenei of Abuse of Power

Reuters
January 30, 2018 10:53 AM

LONDON (Reuters) - Instead of blaming others Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei should take responsibility for Iran's economic and political shortcomings, an opposition leader under house arrest said in a letter published on Tuesday.

Iran Deploys Revolutionary Guards to Quell ‘Sedition’ in Protest Hotbeds

Reuters
January 3, 2018 2:37 PM

LONDON (Reuters) — Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards have deployed forces to three provinces to put down an eruption of anti-government unrest after six days of protests that have rattled the clerical leadership and left 21 people dead.

Iran Paving Way to Abandon Nuclear Deal, Fortify Missile Program

Tehran accuses U.S. of 18 violations of nuclear agreement

Adam Kredo
October 25, 2017 2:25 PM

Iran has taken steps in recent days to file what it claims are 18 instances in which America violated the landmark nuclear agreement, a move that could set the stage for Tehran to abandon the deal and lay blame on the Trump administration, according to regional reports and sources familiar with the matter.