Ayatollah - Wikipedia Ayatollah (UK: ˌ aɪ ə ˈ t ɒ l ə , also US: ˌ aɪ ə ˈ t oʊ l ə ; Arabic: آية الله, romanized: ʾāyatu llāh; Persian: آیتالله, romanized: âyatollâh [ɒːjjætˌolˈlɒːh]) is an honorific title for high-ranking Twelver Shia clergy It came into widespread usage in the 20th century
What to know about Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | AP News CAIRO (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who crushed internal threats repeatedly during more than three decades in power, now faces his greatest challenge yet His archenemy, Israel, has secured free rein over Iran’s skies and is decimating the country’s military leadership and nuclear program with its punishing air campaign
Who Is Ayatollah Ali Khamenei? Iran’s Supreme Leader Facing His Biggest . . . Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: From Revolutionary Firebrand to Supreme Leader Born in the city of Mashhad to a clerical family of modest means, Khamenei was drawn into politics in the 1960s under the influence of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini His opposition to Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi led to multiple imprisonments By the late 1970s, he was a
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s great survivor - The Economist J UST OVER a week ago it seemed as if Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, might be part of a breakthrough with America Talks involving the two countries were approaching decision-hour
Who is Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei? | Fox News Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves to the crowd while attending a ceremony marking the 30th death anniversary of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, shown in the poster at
Ali Khamenei - Wikipedia During the Mahshahr massacre, protests expanded against "government corruption, failing institutions, lack of freedoms and the repressive rule of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei" [ 265 ]