TEHRAN, July 24 (UPI) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's deputy resigned Friday, bowing to pressure from conservative religious leaders.
NEW YORK, July 24 (UPI) -- Against the backdrop of political upheaval in Iran is a quiet push to determine who will succeed ailing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
TEHRAN, June 26 (UPI) -- A senior Iranian cleric close to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called rioters enemies of God during a Friday sermon.
TEHRAN, June 15 (UPI) -- Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Monday ordered an investigation into fraud allegations surrounding the country's troubled election, state-run media report.
TEHRAN, Feb. 29 (UPI) -- Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme ruler, reportedly has fully endorsed his country's nuclear program for the first time.
JERUSALEM, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- The supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Saturday an upcoming Middle East peace summit should by boycotted by all Muslim countries.
TEHRAN, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, apparently trying to reduce the control of fundamentalists, is backing a former president in a key election.
LONDON, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei seems to be trying to gain control from President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who is emerging as his rival, says a report.
JERUSALEM, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Given the chance, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would destroy Israel at almost any cost, the former Israeli national security adviser says.
