Tag: Ali Khamenei
Voters between abstention and anxiety on the eve of the second round
Iranians are going to the polls for the second round of the presidential election on Friday, July 5, to choose between reformer Massoud Pezeshkian, 69, and former nuclear negotiator, ultraconservative…
Stunning images in Tehran! Iranians took to the streets of the capital, Khamenei performed the funeral prayer of the Leader
The news from Iran hit the world agenda like a bombshell on Sunday. Iranian President Ibrahim Reisi, Foreign Minister Abdullahiyan and their delegation lost their lives in a helicopter crash.…
Stunning images in Tehran! Iranians took to the streets of the capital, Khamenei performed the funeral prayer of the Leader
The news from Iran hit the world agenda like a bombshell on Sunday. Iranian President Ibrahim Reisi, Foreign Minister Abdullahiyan and their delegation lost their lives in a helicopter crash.…
how will the succession of President Ebrahim Raïssi be organized?
The search lasted for many hours, until Tehran announced the news this Monday morning, May 20: President Ebrahim Raïssi and the Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs died in a helicopter…
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…