Khamenei

Ali Khamenei is the Supreme Leader of Iran, the highest political and religious authority in the country, with ultimate control over the military, judiciary, and state media.

Why it’s in the news: He is in the news due to conflicting reports about his health and absence, which has triggered public factional fighting over the direction of the country and its military strategy.

Latest on Khamenei

• Iran's Khamenei urges Gulf rulers in written message to confront 'real enemy'
• Factions in Iran openly fight over war’s direction amid Khamenei’s absence
• Ali Khamenei was a monster. The U.S. made him a martyr.
• Mojtaba Khamenei’s absence signals shifting role for Iran leader
• Iran says it hit U.S. military targets in Gulf as it buries slain leader Khamenei
• Iran mourners defiant as Khamenei buried: ‘only revenge can soothe the pain’

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