Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

• Mojtaba Khamenei, son of slain Ayatollah, favoured to succeed him: Reuters

  The United States and Israel pressed on with their round-the-clock assaults on Iran on Wednesday in a campaign that the top U.S. commander said was "ahead of the game plan."

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  Mar 4
  
• Iran begins search for new leader; U.S. military says 3 service members killed

  Iran's president says a new leadership council has begun its search for a new supreme leader after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death.

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  Mar 1
  
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• Iran’s supreme leader hails missile attack on Israel as ‘shining’ job

  Iran’s supreme leader on Friday praised the country’s recent missile strike on Israel and said it was ready to do it again if necessary, state TV reported.

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  Oct 4, 2024
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• Iran protests: Supreme leader acknowledges ‘tens of thousands’ of people detained

  A later IRNA report said the pardons and commuted sentences were for "tens of thousands of convicts, including the arrestees of the recent riots in Iran."

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  Feb 5, 2023
• Iran’s president appeals for national unity as anti-government protests continue

  Security forces have rounded up an untold number of demonstrators, as well as artists who have voiced support for the protests. Local officials report at least 1,500 arrests.

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  Oct 4, 2022
• Iran’s supreme leader urges authorities to prioritize fighting coronavirus

  Iran's death toll from the global pandemic topped 32,000 this week.

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  Oct 24, 2020
• Iran issues mandatory mask order after coronavirus death toll surges

  Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei publicized an image of himself in a mask in recent days, urging both public officials and the Islamic Republic's 80 million people to wear them to stop the virus's spread.

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  Jul 5, 2020
• Iran’s leader rejects coronavirus assistance from U.S., cites conspiracy theory

  Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's comments come as Iran announces the death of another 129 people, raising the death toll to 1,685 amid 21,638 cases.

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  Mar 22, 2020
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• Iran’s leaders say ‘unity and hard work’ will beat coronavirus as death toll climbs

  Iran is battling the worst outbreak in the Middle East, with nearly 20,000 confirmed cases, and has been widely criticized for its slow response.

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  Mar 20, 2020
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• Iran’s supreme leader calls for ‘Islamic mercy’ amid violent protests

  Iran’s supreme leader called Wednesday for those detained in recent gasoline price protests to be treated with “Islamic mercy” even after authorities acknowledged government forces shot and killed demonstrators nationwide in unrest that reportedly killed over 200 people.

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  Dec 4, 2019