The Latest Breaking News from Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

France has named career diplomat Pierre Cochard as its new ambassador to Iran, as European governments push to revive nuclear talks and prevent a wider regional war. His appointment comes amid growing fears for the safety of two French citizens still jailed in Tehran, and just over a week after…

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei crushed internal threats during more than three decades in power as Iran’s supreme leader

The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has said that his country’s campaign in Iran “could certainly” lead to regime change. In an interview with Fox News on June 15, he called the government in Tehran “very weak” and added that, given the opportunity, “80% of the [Iranian] people would throw…

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Israel increasingly appears eager to oust the clerical leadership that has ruled Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution but is taking a gamble given the Iranian opposition is divided and there is no guarantee new rulers would be any less hardline, analysts say.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei "cannot be allowed to continue to exist" after the latest missile barrage from the country hit a hospital

British PM calls for restraint and a return to diplomacy as Trump delays decision for at least two weeks

Israel's threat against Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has sparked debate about whether his son Mojtaba could succeed him.

The Russian president says Iran’s nuclear programme continues and society remains united behind political leadership.