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          Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

          Whether the Islamic Republic endures a while longer is almost beside the point. The old social contract has collapsed. Reuters

          In Iran, something irreversible has already taken place

          CommentJanuary 21, 2026
          Protesters hold up portraits of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a demonstration against the US and Israel near the Iranian embassy in Baghdad. AFP

          A managed US-Iran conflict will pose a constant challenge for countries like Iraq

          CommentJanuary 20, 2026
          The wreckage of a burnt fire truck displayed in front of Tehran University to show protesters' alleged destruction of public property. AFP

          I spent a week in Tehran amid the protests, and reality was different from TV

          CommentJanuary 18, 2026
          Reuters, The National

          Trump doesn't want to change Iran – he wants to change its relationship with US

          CommentJanuary 16, 2026
          People enjoy their time at the beach outside the port city of Bandar Anzali in Iran on Tuesday. AP

          For Iran, 2026 is going to be the year of the unknown

          CommentDecember 24, 2025
          The new statue in Tehran's Revolution Square depicts a Roman emperor kneeling before Sassanian ruler Shapur I. AFP

          Iran is leaning on ancient history to bolster nationalism after the Israel war

          CommentNovember 12, 2025
          Ali Larijani during a previous meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. They met again last Sunday. Reuters

          Ali Larijani: Iran's former speaker who is making a quiet comeback

          CommentJuly 24, 2025
          The reasons for a group of Iranian protesters taking to the streets in London on Sunday remain urgent. Damien McElroy / The National

          Why Iranian anti-regime protesters are out on the streets of London now

          CommentJuly 22, 2025
          Iranian women in Tehran walk past posters of Mohammad Bagheri who was killed this month. EPA

          Iranian reformists are in a tough spot

          CommentJune 26, 2025
          US President Donald Trump and Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, are facing different predicaments right now. AFP

          By striking Iran, Trump has shaken up a Biden doctrine for the Middle East

          CommentJune 22, 2025
          Israel's attack on Iran on Friday killed powerful leaders within Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. AFP

          Is the writing on the wall for Iran's ruling class?

          CommentJune 15, 2025
          Mohammad Javad Zarif, forced to resign as Iran's vice president for strategic affairs this month, speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January. AFP

          Iran’s reformists have a lot to feel despondent about

          CommentMarch 20, 2025
          An Iranian man holds a copy of Iranian daily newspaper Sazandegi carrying picture of US President Donald Trump and a title reading 'Again Trump' in a kiosk in Tehran last month. EPA

          For Trump, the debate in Iran around tackling financial crimes presents an opening

          CommentFebruary 06, 2025
          Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's doctrine lies in ruins. Reuters

          Iran had a rough 2024, and 2025 may not get any easier

          CommentDecember 26, 2024
          Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said Muslims are suffering in countries including Indian and Myanmar. Reuters

          Khamenei's remarks about India's treatment of Muslims 'unacceptable', New Delhi says

          AsiaSeptember 17, 2024
          In Parliament on Wednesday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian appealed to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's authority. AFP

          Pezeshkian's cabinet picks don't match his call for change in Iran

          CommentAugust 22, 2024
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