Wikio - Ali Khamenei

'The last straw' for Ahmadinejad? (FP Passport)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:03:56 GMT

Some very interesting diplomacy is definitely afoot in Tehran and Paris. Ali Akbar Velayati (right), the right-hand man of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and a former foreign minister, published a letter in France's Libération newspaper Wednesday that leaves no doubt about who's ultimately in charge of the nucelar file. Here's a translation by FP 's resident Frenchman, Randolph Manderstam:...

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Iranian Nukes Breakthrough? (Outside the Beltway)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:12:56 GMT

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his gang of mullahs are said to be “seriously considering” the latest EU 5+1 proposals on resolving the international standoff on the Iranian nuclear program and are telling President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to pipe down. Warren Strobel: Iran’s senior diplomat said Tuesday that Tehran was seriously considering a new offer from six world powers to resolve... [RSS scrapers...

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A Letter from Reza Pahlavi to Ali Khamenei (The Jawa Report)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:27:01 GMT

A recent letter from the son of the deposed Shah of Iran, Reza Pahlavi, to Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran. Translated by Garduneh Mehr....

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'Kayhan': Iran Preparing For Possible Attack (Memri Latest Blogs)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:36:27 GMT

The Iranian daily Kayhan, which is close to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, stated that the U.S. will not permit Israel to use Iraqi airspace to attack Iran, among other reasons because oil prices will jump to $200-250/bbl in the event of an ... June 30, 2008, 2:02 pm

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McCain Gets Iranian Leader Wrong (ICKY PEOPLE.com)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:13:00 GMT

Ultimate Authority in Iran Rests With Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. President is SECOND Highest Ranking Official in Iran, and doesn't control foreign policy. This is apparently very confusing to McCain.

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Iran Nuclear Watch: Iran Will Play Disrupt Gulf Oil Route Card (FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog)

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:40:41 GMT

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (R) shakes hands with General Yahya Rahim Safavi — the former chief of the Revolutionary Guards — while his newly-appointed successor General Mohammad Ali Jaafari looks on during a meeting in Tehran. Khamenei pledged that Iran will never yield to Western pressure over its nuclear program, and it would outsmart “drunken and [...]

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The Other Contest: Who Will Be Iran’s Next President? (MSNBC.com: Newsweek World News)

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:14:16 GMT

Less than six months after the next American president takes office, Iran will hold its own Election Day. To win that race takes not only popular acclaim but the approval of one man—Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei—and so far, has the edge. For all his economic and diplomatic bungling, Ahmadinejad is still liked by Iran's poor: he stands up to the West; he knows how to talk to ordinary...

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Uproar, military alerts, oil price surge over apparent Israeli air drill for Iran attack (Doc's Talk)

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 06:40:00 GMT

DEBKAfile’s military sources report that an oil price surge of 5 percent to $135.92 was triggered by the report leaked by US government officials of an Israeli air force drill over Greece for an apparent strike against Iran, Friday, June 20. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ordered a war alert in the Revolutionary Guards and armed forces, with the Israeli and US Gulf forces following suit. Tehran made...

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President Larijani: A star is born (Investor's Iraq Forum)

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 03:51:16 GMT

*Jun 21, 2008 * By Sami Moubayed Thanks to the patronage of Iranian heavyweights like Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Ali Larijani, the speaker of Iran's parliament, is the man most likely to challenge...

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Criticism In Iraq Over Iraqi PM's Conduct During Official Iran Visit (Memri Latest Blogs)

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:19:44 GMT

An Iraq MP has harshly criticized Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki for removing his tie (a custom of religiously observant Shi'ites) during an official visit with Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Also criticizing Al-Maliki for visiting ... June 12, 2008, 11:47 am

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Iraq's Problem Lies in its Necktie' (Asharq Alawsat) (Investor's Iraq Forum)

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:50:07 GMT

[Iranian Supreme Guide] Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's stated that Iraq's main problem lies in the foreign interference that hinders Iraqi progress and fails to provide a decent living for its people. The truth is that Iraq's problem is simpler than... Read the entire article at IraqiUpdates.com...

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Ahmadinejad faces heavyweight foe (Asia Times)

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT

The new speaker of Iran's parliament, Ali Larijani, is the former nuclear negotiator who resigned over President Mahmud Ahmadinejad's inflexible position. The former hawk, now turned relative pragmatist, is also a charismatic politician with "fatherly" ties to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. If Iran's conservatives are growing tired of their hardline president, Larijani will be their...

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Iran's Supreme Leader Predicts Terrorists Will Get Nukes By Terence P. Jeffrey (USA Partisan)

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:47:00 GMT

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who as Iran's supreme leader is commander in chief of the Iranian military, predicted last week that terrorists would acquire nuclear weapons and "take away security from all the tyrants of the world." In his speech at the tomb of his predecessor, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Khamenei made it clear that he understood America to be the leader among "the tyrants...

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U.S. troops causing instability in Iraq, Iran's religious leader says (International Herald Tribune)

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:26:55 GMT

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told Iraq's visiting prime minister, "The most fundamental problem of Iraq is the presence of the foreign forces."

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U.S. attempts to shatter unity in Iraq, Iranian leader (Voices of Iraq) (Investor's Iraq Forum)

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:50:04 GMT

Leader of the Islamic revolution in Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday told the visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki that "Americans are trying with shamelessness to crack Iraq's unity, and to plant the disputes and separation seeds... Read the entire article at IraqiUpdates.com...

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Iran’s Leader Tells Iraq that Americans Are the Problem (OTB News)

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:27:18 GMT

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told Iraq’s visiting prime minister, “The most fundamental problem of Iraq is the presence of the foreign forces.” Share This

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Iran’s Leader Tells Iraq that Americans Are the Problem (New York Times)

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:25:22 GMT

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told Iraq’s visiting prime minister, “The most fundamental problem of Iraq is the presence of the foreign forces.”

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Iran leader: U.S. troops are Iraq problem (News: Moldova.org: Politics)

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:06:00 GMT

The U.S. military presence is the biggest block to Iraqi peace, Iran's top leader told Iraq's visiting prime minister.Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki the U.S. role in Iraq is the same as that of Iraq's former British rulers --- to create divisions in the population, Iran's semi-official FARS news agency reported Monday.The occupiers who, without having any rights,...

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Hooman Majd: What Iran Means to Iraq (The Huffington Post)

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:39:27 GMT

What is of note is the absence of a tie around Nouri al-Maliki's neck in his meeting with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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Iran’s Supreme Leader: U.S. Military Presence is Iraq’s Main Problem (NoisyRoom.net)

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:53:18 GMT

From Fox News: TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian state television says the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has told Iraq’s prime minister that the U.S. military in Iraq is Baghdad’s main problem. State TV quoted Khamenei as saying Monday that “occupiers” who interfere with Iraq’s affairs through their “military and security might” is the number one [...]

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Wikio - Ali Khamenei

'The last straw' for Ahmadinejad? (FP Passport)

Iranian Nukes Breakthrough? (Outside the Beltway)

A Letter from Reza Pahlavi to Ali Khamenei (The Jawa Report)

'Kayhan': Iran Preparing For Possible Attack (Memri Latest Blogs)

McCain Gets Iranian Leader Wrong (ICKY PEOPLE.com)

Iran Nuclear Watch: Iran Will Play Disrupt Gulf Oil Route Card (FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog)

The Other Contest: Who Will Be Iran’s Next President? (MSNBC.com: Newsweek World News)

Uproar, military alerts, oil price surge over apparent Israeli air drill for Iran attack (Doc's Talk)

President Larijani: A star is born (Investor's Iraq Forum)

Criticism In Iraq Over Iraqi PM's Conduct During Official Iran Visit (Memri Latest Blogs)

Iraq's Problem Lies in its Necktie' (Asharq Alawsat) (Investor's Iraq Forum)

Ahmadinejad faces heavyweight foe (Asia Times)

Iran's Supreme Leader Predicts Terrorists Will Get Nukes By Terence P. Jeffrey (USA Partisan)

U.S. troops causing instability in Iraq, Iran's religious leader says (International Herald Tribune)

U.S. attempts to shatter unity in Iraq, Iranian leader (Voices of Iraq) (Investor's Iraq Forum)

Iran’s Leader Tells Iraq that Americans Are the Problem (OTB News)

Iran’s Leader Tells Iraq that Americans Are the Problem (New York Times)

Iran leader: U.S. troops are Iraq problem (News: Moldova.org: Politics)

Hooman Majd: What Iran Means to Iraq (The Huffington Post)

Iran’s Supreme Leader: U.S. Military Presence is Iraq’s Main Problem (NoisyRoom.net)

Iraq's Problem Lies in its Necktie' (Asharq Alawsat) (Investor's Iraq Forum)