Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has the final say on all major policies, serves as commander-in-chief of the armed forces and controls the Revolutionary Guard. Mr Khamenei was born into a clerical family in 1939 in Iran's second-largest city Mashhad. He received a rel...
with Ali Khamenei, Iran's "supreme leader." Larijani's resignation calls into question the unity of leadership in Iran, and may endanger future negotiations over Iran's nuclear intent. Larijani's replacement, Saeed Jalili, is seen as being in lockstep with Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad....
it plans toget rid of the position of the elected president. But, more importantly, it aims not to elevate or project a single individual to the position of supreme leader (as is the case in the neighbouring Islamic Republic of Iran). Instead, it intends ...
Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of the Syrian insurgency? Syria's ousted leader Assad says he wanted to keep fighting but Russian allies evacuated him Syrian pro-government forces, backed by Russia and Iran Syrian government troops have long controlled a large part of the country,...
"What's really scary is the way [authorities] are recommending citizens turn on citizens." War at home AsIran launched its first ever attack on Israel, it intensified this less-noticed war at home. Three days before it flew missiles into Israel, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, ...
"Qasem Soleimani is a unique figure," Knights elaborated. "We don't have anyone like him in the U.S., and because he was experienced, capable and had the complete trust of the supreme leader of Iran, they over-concentrated an awful lot of their capability and their prestige in one...
Iran is the main backer of Hezbollah and other anti-Israeli militant groups in the region, but it has largely avoided clashing directly with Israel due to domestic considerations. Hezbollah, however, is Iran’s chief ally and proxy group, and Tehran may have to respond to re...
Williamson, 71, is an author and spiritual adviser who sought the Democratic nomination in 2020 but failed to gain traction among the crowded field of candidates. Afterdropping out of the race, she threw her support behind Andrew Yang in the Iowa caucuses. ...
aAlthough political parties are allowed to function, they hold little political power. Insteaf ,theSupreme Leader controls all-important decisions of the government ,including who is allowed to run for president in Iran. 虽然政党允许起作用,他们举行一点政治力量。 Insteaf, theSupreme领导控制政府的首要...
to desperately pushing another dangerous deal with Iran, President Biden has failed. We’ve become a nation in retreat. And the enemies of freedom see an opportunity.” Britt is seen as a rising star among Senate Republicans. She is a young working mother from a conservative state who’s...