Tag: Supreme Leader
Ayatollah Khamenei: Iran’s Presidential Election Has Become an International Issue
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that “the upcoming presidential election in the country has become a major international issue.”
“All Think Tanks around the world are monitoring this prominent event and they have specific plans and objectives regarding the Iran election,” he said during a visit with families of Iran-Iraq war martyrs.
Iran’s Elections: Vote Yes or No, Just Be Sure To Vote
The Iranian leadership has a talent of mobilizing people when it is needed. From the 8-year Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988) when many Iranians under 16 (the legal age of military recruiting), falsified their birth certificates to volunteer in the “Holy Defense”, to the mass support of Iran’s nuclear program and high turnouts in lots of elections, the people’s presence has always emboldened the leadership’s authority in the international arena and increased its bargaining power.
Iran’s Leader Sends Message: Unlimited Support For Syria And Warns Jordan
Following the recent Israeli air strikes on Damascus, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei sent a message of “full and unlimited support” to Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, the Lebanese newspaper Al- Akhbar reported on May 8th.
Iran’s Deputy Nuclear Negotiator Reviews Past Mistakes in Negotiations
“In the past we did not have real negotiations and our national interest and security was damaged. We accepted a false term of ‘suspension’ and then our nuclear file was referred to the UN Security Council.”
Iran Would Respond to Any Attack on Syria’s Holy Shrines
Ayatollah Sayyid Mojtaba Husseini Iran’s Supreme Leader representative in Syria also warned against any attacks on Zaynab and Roqayeh shrines. “We would respond firmly to any desecration at any time,” he said.
Iran’s Leader Advises on The Presidential Elections, Criticizes Ahmadinejad’s Volatile Economy
Iran’s Leader Advises on The Presidential Elections, Critiques Ahmadinejad’s Volatile Economy on an Speech ahead of the Labors’ Day.
Iran’s Elections 2013: The Reformists are Playing Ball
Six months after the 10th Presidential Election, the dust had settled and Tehran was calm after a period of unrest. The opposition didn’t reach their goal to cancel the election. It was clear that Iran’s 11th Presidential Election will be a significant one.