Cleric and former Supreme Leader of Iran from 1989 to 2026 (1939–2026)
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Iran's second supreme leader, in power for 36 years until his assassination in 2026. He transformed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps into an instrument of regional reach, backed proxy wars across the Middle East, and oversaw decades of internal repression and escalating conflict with Israel and the United States.
Born in Mashhad in 1939, Ali Khamenei studied under Ruhollah Khomeini in Qom and was arrested six times under the Shah before the 1979 revolution brought him into the new Islamic republic's inner circle. An assassination attempt in the early years paralyzed his right arm; he served as president from 1981 to 1989 during the Iran–Iraq War, forging ties with the Revolutionary Guards. When Khomeini died in 1989, the Assembly of Experts elevated Khamenei to supreme leader despite his mid-ranking clerical status — the constitution was amended to permit it. Over three and a half decades he privatized…
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Freedom in Islam is freedom from slavery, servitude, and domination. It calls upon ascribing value to human will.
Imam Khomeini explained on numerous occasions that exporting the revolution is the culture of the revolution and the true spirit of the revolution.
We created an Islamic government in one of the most strategic locations in the world: Iran connects the East and the West.
Who are the enemies of Islam? All the bullying oil customers. Oil for them is an existential matter.
What Iraq has done is treacherous and disloyal toward not only Iran, but the entire Muslim world, simply by subjecting themselves to the temptations of colonizers.
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