Tag Archives: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Backgrounder. Here is a bit of background for the backgrounder provided by Elijah J. Magnier. Iran's Leader of the Revolution is Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei. Born in 1939, he was President of Iran from 1981until 1989, when succeeded Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ruhollah Mūsavi Khomeini.  In addition to being the supreme theocrat, the Grand Ayatollah is also a good strategist, with a comprehensive vision for Iran Most Iranians are Shi'ite, a sect that comprises about 10%...

The insider scoop.Asia TimesTehran eyes path ahead after US withdrawal from nuclear pact Pepe Escobar interviews Ahmad Bahmani, Europe and Americas adviser to Ali Akbar Velayati, the top foreign policy adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei