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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

July 2024

  • Anti-Israel demonstrators in Tehran hold portraits of the assassinated Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on 31 July 2024.

    The Guardian view on the killing of a Hamas leader: the Middle East circles the abyss

    Editorial: The assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran brings the region closer to the conflagration that many have feared for months
  • Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers the official endorsement letter to president-elect Masoud Pezeshikan

    Iran’s new president rekindles faint hopes of rapprochement with west

    Masoud Pezeshkian says the Iranian people voted for change and promises constructive engagement with west
  • An Iranian woman wearing a hijab walks past a mural.

    Iranians head out to vote in second round of presidential election

    An expected low turnout at the polls reflects growing opposition to the Islamic Republic, critics say

June 2024

  • A man and a woman with loose headscarf put their vote in a box

    Iran goes to polls to elect new president after Raisi killed in helicopter crash

  • Masoud Pezeshkian flashes victory signs at a campaign rally

    Javad Zarif, negotiator of Iran nuclear deal, backs reformist presidential candidate

  • Reformist candidate for Iran's presidential election Masoud Pezeshkian addresses a campaign meeting in Tehran on Friday.

    The Guardian view on Iran’s presidential election: more choice, but little real hope of change

  • Masoud Pezeshkian holding up his passport during registration.

    Iranian presidential vote: lone reformist candidate faces uphill struggle

  • Hardline parliament speaker and five others approved to run for Iran president

  • Nuclear issue looms over Iranian presidential election to succeed Raisi

26 May 2024

  • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and others at a memorial ceremony

    Iran presidential election: up to 20 possible contenders gear up for battle

    As official mourning for Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi ends, here are some of the names of his potential successors

22 May 2024

  • Aerial view of huge crowds in Tehran

    Tens of thousands fill streets of Tehran for Iranian president’s funeral

    Ayatollah Ali Khamenei leads prayers in capital city days after death of Ebrahim Raisi and seven others in helicopter crash

21 May 2024

  • Lina Khatib

    Ebrahim Raisi was no moderate, but his death may mean Iran becomes even more hardline

    Lina Khatib
  • A newspaper with a picture of the late Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi is seen in Tehran, Iran May 20, 2024.

    First Edition newsletter
    Tuesday briefing: What the death of Ebrahim Raisi means for Iran’s political future

20 May 2024

  • The helicopter is seen taking off at the Iranian border with Azerbaijan: it is a small twin-blade aircraft with white and blue livery and is pictured rising from a remote-looking airfield against a backdrop of a rocky ledge and mountains.

    No signal from helicopter that crashed killing Iran’s president, Turkish minister says

    Initial investigation by rescue group finds ageing aircraft either did not have transponder fitted or had it turned off
  • Commemoration ceremony in Tehran for Iranian president Raisi<br>TEHRAN, IRAN - MAY 20: People holding photos gathering at Valiasr Square mourn the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hussein Amir Abdollahian and other Iranian officials in a helicopter crash on Sunday in Iran, during a ceremony in Tehran on May 20, 2024.. (Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images)

    Iran: who holds power now the president is dead?

    Three men look set to climb the ranks in a reshuffle including Mohammad Mokhber who has been named the interim president

    • Iran’s supreme leader sets its hardline foreign policies: expect more of the same

    • Ebrahim Raisi’s death pushes Iranian election process into spotlight

    • Death of president in helicopter crash comes as Iran already faces huge challenges

April 2024

  • Martin Rowson on the temptation of Benjamin Netanyahu and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – cartoon

    Guardian Opinion cartoon
    Martin Rowson on the temptation of Benjamin Netanyahu and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – cartoon

  • Ben Jennings on fears over the perilous game being played between Israel and Iran – cartoon

    Guardian Opinion cartoon
    Ben Jennings on fears over the perilous game being played between Israel and Iran – cartoon

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