Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei

News / Photos

1 of 3

NEW COMMANDER OF ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD APPOINTED IN IRAN

New commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Mohammad Ali Jafari speaks in an August 29, 2007 meeting with Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Tehran, Iran. Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution and Chief Commander of the Armed Forces Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei appointed the new Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) commander, Brigadier General Mohammad Ali Jafari, in a decree issued on September 1, 2007. A picture of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei hangs on a wall above his head. (UPI Photo/Mohammad Reza Alimadadi/Soureh/HO)

License photo

Enlarge

UPI Related News

Rafsanjani: No Iranian power struggle

TEHRAN, July 27 (UPI) -- There is no power struggle between Iran's top clerics over the results of last month's disputed presidential election, Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani says.

Ahmadinejad deputy steps down

TEHRAN, July 24 (UPI) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's deputy resigned Friday, bowing to pressure from conservative religious leaders.

Hamas leaders meet with Iranian officials

TEHRAN, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- A high-level delegation from Hamas was meeting Sunday with Iranian officials in Tehran about the crisis in Gaza, the group said.

Iran military seeks breakthrough

TEHRAN, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Iran's defense industry has been called upon to make a technological breakthrough by the leader of the Islamic Revolution, an official said.

Adviser: Iran can target Persian Gulf area

TEHRAN, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- Iranian missiles can target any foreign ship in the Persian Gulf region, an adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei says.

Khamenei: Iran is 'making progress'

TEHRAN, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- An Iranian leader said Saturday that Iran is on the path of progress.

Analysis: Iran changes prelude to attack

WASHINGTON, July 15 (UPI) -- Iran has named three new leaders to its Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to local news reports, a move said by analysts to be the latest in a series of changes to prepare the force to resist a possible attack by the United States.

Iran denies Khamenei gave interview

TEHRAN, May 6 (UPI) -- The Iranian Embassy in Italy is denying an Italian newspaper's claim to have conducted a rare interview with Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei.