Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

• 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
  
• 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.

  World

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

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

  Health

  Oct 24, 2020
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• 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.

  Health

  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.

  Health

  Mar 22, 2020
• 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.

  World

  Mar 20, 2020
• 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.

  World

  Dec 4, 2019
• Iran’s supreme leader says there will be no talks with U.S. ‘at any level’

  There had been reports about a possible meeting between President Donald Trump and his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, during the upcoming U.N. General Assembly this month in New York.

  World

  Sep 17, 2019
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• Iran says no talks with U.S. until sanctions lifted and supreme leader approves

  Iran's intelligence minister has said Tehran and Washington could hold talks only if the United States ended its sanctions and Iran's top authority, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, gave his approval.

  Politics

  Jul 4, 2019
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• Iran’s Khamenei bans holding talks with Trump

  Iran’s Supreme Leader has rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s offer of unconditional talks and criticized the Iranian government’s response to American sanctions.

  Politics

  Aug 13, 2018