Ali Khamenei

Sanctions in the time of pandemic amounts to crimes against humanity, says Ebrahim Raisi

The Iranian president in his maiden speech at the UN slammed the US saying the world no longer cares about "America First" or "America is Back"

US must lift all sanctions if it wants Iran to return to nuclear deal, says Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

Tensions have escalated between Iran and the US as Tehran seeks to pressure the new Biden administration to ease the unprecedented sanctions imposed by ex-president Donald Trump

Iran's Ali Khamenei seeks better ties with all but US, calls on Europe to give 'real guarantees' on trade deal

Tehran's diplomats have been scrambling to shore up trade ties with both European and Asian powers since the US announced in May that it was abandoning the 2015 nuclear deal and reimposing sanctions on Iran.

Hassan Rouhani defeats Ebrahim Raisi in Iran presidential elections, reports state TV

Iran's state television has declared incumbent President Hassan Rouhani the winner of the country's presidential election, giving him a second four-year term

Ex-Iran president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defies supreme leader's call, set to run for top post in May

Iran's former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday unexpectedly filed to run in the country's May presidential election, contradicting a recommendation from the supreme leader to stay out of the race.

PM Modi meets Ali Khamenei, boosts India-Iran ties

The two countries pledged to combat terrorism and radicalism as they signed 12 agreements including a "milestone" pact on developing the strategic Chabahar port, giving a boost to economic partnership in the post-sanctions era.

Iran's Ahmadinejad unlikely to leave a shining legacy

The one-time favoured son of Iran's theocracy — its flame-throwing populist in a common man's wind breaker or bureaucrat's off-the-rack suit — is now limping into his last year in office.

Iran's parlimentary vote to see Ahmadinejad-Khamenei face off

Iran's ruling political and religious hardliners will face off in a parliamentary election on Friday, echoing a deepening rift in a conservative establishment grappling with economic sanctions over the country's disputed nuclear programme.