Ali Khamenei
Country Leader and Spiritual Leader
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Iran warns against US pressure in talks...producing a weapon, while Tehran maintains it is for peaceful purposes. Khamenei said that even as the U.S. talks about negotiations with Iran, it is threatening it. "American talk about negotiations on one hand but on the other they... In this article: Ali Khamenei, Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, U.S., Tehran, U.N., United front, Uranium, and Islamic Republic News Agency |
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L.A. Times - Babylon & Beyond | November 11, 2009
IRAN: Is Obama administration dissing the 'green' opposition movement?
...change" policies and rhetoric of the Bush administration. In fact, Sadjadpour said he was convinced that that Khamenei and Ahmadinejad would actually welcome a military strike. "It may be their only hope to silence popular dissent and...
In this article: Iran, United States, Tehran, Washington, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Democracy, and Los Angeles Times
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Taipei Times | November 03, 2009
Khamenei rules out accepting US-backed talks
Khamenei rules out accepting US-backed talks THREATENING WORDS: Iran's top cleric accused the US of 'hiding a dagger' in talks on Tehran's nuclear program, raising doubt about a UN-brokered deal Wednesday, Nov 04, 2009, Page 6 "Iran will...
In this article: United States, Tehran, Iran, UN, Washington, and Barack Obama
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FT.com - World | November 03, 2009
Khamenei rejects engagement with US
Khamenei rejects engagement with US Iran's supreme leader on Tuesday accused the US of negotiating in bad faith despite the overtures made by Barack Obama's administration in recent months. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was speaking on the eve of...
In this article: US, Tehran, Iran, Uranium, Barack Obama, Ruhollah Khomeini, Hillary Clinton, France, and UN
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Informed Comment | November 03, 2009
Protests on Anniversary of Embassy Hostage-Taking; Khamenei Complains about Obama's Negotiating Style
...Complains about Obama's Negotiating Style The Khamenei regime in Iran commemorated the taking of US embassy personnel hostage on Wednesday, with thousands of its supporters taking to the streets. But according tot he BBC, dissidents who...
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The Australian | November 04, 2009
Rival rallies mark Iran's revolution
...Tehran. Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's statements come as Iran is asking to modify a UN proposal for Russia and France to turn its uranium stockpile into nuclear fuel and allay Western fears over a possible weapons program. Iran claims it...
In this article: Iran, US, Tehran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Washington, UN, Order of Australia, Uranium, and Basiji
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Boston Globe -- Today's paper A to Z | November 03, 2009
Iran supreme leader warns against negotiating with US
It was the second time that Khamenei, 70, who wields ultimate political and religious authority in Iran, has referred to Obama's outreach, in which the US president reportedly has requested talks between the two estranged nations.
In this article: Iran, Barack Obama, United States, Uranium, Tehran, The White House, and United Nations
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Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Hoseyni Khāmene’i (علی حسینی خامنهای, born 15 July 1939), also known as Ali Khamenei, is an Iranian politician, cleric and the figurehead of the conservative establishment in Iran. He has been the Supreme Leader of Iran since 1989 and was president of Iran from 1981 to 1989. He has been described as one of only three people having "important influences" on the Islamic Republic of Iran, (the other two being the founder of the republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and the president of Iran for much of the 1990s, Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani). So far, the biggest challenge to his leadership has been the mass protests following the June 2009 presidential elections, during which more than 100 citizens were killed and nearly four thousand people were arrested. Khamenei, however, continued to strongly support Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's policies and re-election.
Khamenei was the victim of a terrorist attack in June 1981 which paralyzed his right hand. In 2000 he was listed by the Committee to Protect Journalists as "one of the top ten enemies of the press and freedom of expression", and was named to the Time 100 in 2007.
Among his controversial actions was his rejection of a bill presented by the Iranian parliament in 2000 that aimed to reform the country's press law, and his disqualification of thousands of parliamentary candidates for the 2004 Iranian legislative election. Khamenei supported Mesbah Yazdi describing him as one of Iran's most credible ideologues. Mesbah is a critic of reform movement in Iran and is seen as President Ahmadinejad's spiritual guide.
- Birth Date:
- July 15, 1939
- Birthplace:
- Mashhad, Iran
- Religion:
- Shia Islam
- Spouse:
- pesteh Khamenei
- Political party:
- Combatant Clergy Association
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