Mojtaba Khamenei’s absence while giving his first public message as Iran's Supreme Leader recalls the role of Ayatollah Khomeini’s smuggled audio cassette tapes in the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran. Here is how his underground sermons from exile mobilised protests and helped topple the Shah

Is presence of a leader needed to unite Iran? How smuggled audio tapes of Khomeini from exile helped establish Islamic Republic

Iran’s arsenal spans ballistic and cruise missiles as well as a growing range of unmanned systems, many of them designed to strike targets far beyond its borders.

Fattah, Khorramshahr‑4, Hormuz‑2 and more: Iran’s 7 deadly weapons that could challenge the US and Israel

Khamenei has been Iran’s top leader since 1989, after the death of the country’s first Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Khomeini led Iran for ten years after overthrowing Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. 

Who is Ali Hosseini Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran?

Town mayor Ali Tehfe has said that the father of a man charged with attempting to murder novelist Salman Rushdie has locked himself in at his home in southern Lebanon and is refusing to speak to anyone.

Hadi Matar's father refuses to speak after his son tried to murder Salman Rushdie

How Rushdie attack shows the enduring impact of fatwas or religious edicts?

The attack on Salman Rushdie prompted a flow of well-wishes for the critically injured author, but unfortunately, it also elicited unpleasant reactions. According to Reuters, some hardline Iranian media praised Rushdie's attacker on Saturday, just a day after the incident, as the author of the novel "The Satanic Verses" was put on a ventilator.

'Satan on the way to hell': Iranian hardline newspapers praise attack on Salman Rushdie

After massive protests in Iran, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday (June 04) said foreign ''enemies'' seeking to overthrow the Islamic Republic are responsible for them.

Khamenei blames protests in Iran on foreign 'enemies' seeking to overthrow Islamic Republic

February 14 in History: From Pulwama terror attacks to creation of YouTube

Iran taunted the United States on the 41st anniversary Tuesday of the ouster of its ally the shah, as huge crowds took to the streets to mark the historic occasion.

'Unbearable for US to accept Iran's victory': Rouhani taunts on anniversary of Shah's ouster