Tag: Ali Khamenei
supreme leader hails Tehran’s “success” after attack in Israel
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke on Sunday April 21 for the first time since the April 13 attack on Israel and praised the Iranian armed forces. 1 min…
Iran’s Supreme Leader threatens Israel after attack on its consulate in Syria
Iran cries for revenge, more than two days after the strike against its consulate in Damascus by Israel. The latter left around ten dead, including two important military commanders responsible…
Iran protests after closure of Ayatollah Khamenei’s Facebook and Instagram accounts
Iran condemned this Saturday the blocking of the accounts of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the Facebook and Instagram platforms, calling it a violation of freedom of expression.…
the Assembly of Experts, renewal of a body called to play a crucial role
Along with the deputies of Parliament, some 61 million Iranian voters will be called to the polls next Friday to elect members of the Assembly of Experts, a body which…
in every generation, Iranian women fighting for their freedom
On the occasion of International Women’s Rights Day, this March 8, RFI collected testimonies from Iranian women in the diaspora, of all ages and from various backgrounds. United by the…
the main protest movements against the regime since 1979
On February 11, 1979, Iran turned the page on a 2,500-year-old monarchical regime. Ayatollah Khomeini, exiled for fourteen years for opposing the Shah, takes power. He must deal with the…
“Listing the Iranian Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist entity could lead to their isolation”
The 27 member countries of the European Union, as well as Great Britain, must soon decide whether or not to include the Iranian Revolutionary Guards on their list of terrorist…
Tensions between Paris and Tehran: “An extremely cynical approach on the part of Iran”
After the closure of the French Research Institute in Iran, several dozen people demonstrated and burned tricolor flags on January 8, 2023 in front of the French Embassy in Tehran.…
“Charlie Hebdo” devotes a special issue to the mullahs’ regime in Iran
It was January 7, 2015, almost eight years ago: the deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo. Eight years later, the satirical weekly has lost none of its bite. Charlie Hebdo publishes…
dropping the mullahs’ turban, another way of protesting
The Iranian demonstrators do not lack ideas, even less courage, to protest against the regime. They refuse to bend despite the bloody repression that has befallen them since the death…