The websites were flooded with the message “Death to Khamenei – greetings to Rajavi” on Wednesday, referring to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and the leader of the opposition group People’s Mujahedin of Iran (MEK) Maryam Rajavi. According to the Jerusalem Post, the affected sites include the Justice Ministry, …
Read More »Iran holds presidential election, supreme leader Khamenei encourages people to vote
Polling stations opened across Iran on Friday, with around 60 million people eligible to vote. The supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was the first to cast a ballot, as he urged everyone to vote. “Each vote counts… come and vote and choose your president… this is important for the future …
Read More »‘Israel is not a country, but a terrorist camp,’ Iran’s leader Khamenei says
Israel has “turned occupied Palestine into a base for terrorism,” Khamenei tweeted. “Israel isn’t a county; it’s a #TerroristCamp against Palestinians & other Muslim nations,” he wrote, adding that it was “everyone’s responsibility” to fight against it. Khamenei made his comments on the so-called Quds Day, an annual day designated …
Read More »‘Prolonged’ nuclear talks with US would be ‘harmful’, Khamenei warns as Iran reportedly close to starting 60% uranium enrichment
“The talks shouldn’t become talks of attrition. They shouldn’t be [conducted] in a way that parties drag on and prolong the talks. This is harmful to the country,” Khamenei said in Tehran on Wednesday. “Most of the proposals by the Americans are arrogant and contemptuous. They are not worth looking …
Read More »Iran will enrich uranium up to 60% if it wants to, Khamenei warns amid discontent over IAEA deal
Tehran’s position on the JCPOA nuclear deal will not change, Khamenei said on Monday, adding that Iran will not bow to international pressure – from either its European partners in the deal or the US, which is no longer party to the agreement. While the Ayatollah stressed that Iran is …
Read More »Want Iran back to its nuclear deal commitments? Lift all the sanctions, Ayatollah Khamenei tells US
Khamenei tweeted on Sunday that despite Iran previously fulfilling its own obligations as part of the agreement, the US and Europe violated their promises. “Iran has fulfilled all its obligations under the 2015 nuclear deal, not the United States and the three European countries… If they want Iran to return …
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