U.S. Blacklists Five Iranian Officials for Impeding ‘Fair’ Elections

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gestures as he delivers Friday prayers sermon

Reuters
February 20, 2020 11:55 AM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday blacklisted five Iranian officials, accusing them of preventing free and fair elections, a day before a parliamentary vote being seen as a referendum on the handling of various political and economic crises.

Iran Supreme Leader: Middle East Peace Deal Dead on Arrival

Adam Kredo
February 5, 2020 11:20 AM

Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei blasted the Trump administration's newly unveiled Middle East peace plan as dead on arrival.

Iranian Commander Says Country Ready for War With U.S.

Adam Kredo
January 2, 2020 11:05 AM

A top Iranian military commander said on Thursday that the Islamic Republic is ready for a war with the United States amid growing tensions following Iranian-backed attacks on American outposts in Iraq.

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.