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1939–2026 Iran
Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei [Persian: سید علی حسینی خامنهای] (19 April 1939 – 28 February 2026) was an Iranian politician and Shia cleric who served as the second supreme leader of Iran from 1989 until his assassination in the 2026 Iran war. He previously served as the third president of Iran from 1981 to 1989.
Iran Religious leaders Shia muslims Translators Also known as: Ali Chamenei, Ali Hoseini-KHAMENEI, Ali Hosseini Khamenei, Ali Jamenei, Ali Khamene'i, Ali Khameneh'i
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If people get into the habit of using their free time for reading books, our society will greatly advance and the country's culture will progress.
The arrogant powers intend to turn our nation into a third-world country and return it to its pre-revolutionary state.
Today, you are hated throughout the world. If you don't know this, you should. The peoples burn your flag. The Islamic peoples all over the world chant: "Death to America!"
Freedom is the gift of God and the Revolution. Freedom belongs to the people and is their fundamental need.
The purchase of any item which helps strengthen Zionism is not permissible.
Imam Syed Ali Khamenei (2001)
In Islam, if one operates against the interests of the country, one's freedom will be limited. This is both logical and spiritual.
The Islamic Republic still has a long way to go to achieve the social justice mandated by Islam. We still have not reached that stage and have a long way to go to get there.
The Americans are stuck in Iraq and have no way out. They are like a wolf whose tail has been caught in a trap.
It goes without saying that the slogan does not mean death to the American nation; this slogan means death to the US’s policies, death to arrogance.
The [Israel] regime has only two scenarios in front of it, namely the bad scenario and the worse scenario.
What Iraq has done is treacherous and disloyal toward not only Iran, but the entire Muslim world, simply by subjecting themselves to the temptations of colonizers.
What western media describe as "romance", is not true love. It’s a fleeting sexual excitement with no sense of responsibility involved.
It is the mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to erase Israel from the map of the region.
Even though there are physical differences between men and women in their appearance – one is taller and has a deeper voice – they both possess infinite potential in terms of their intellectual and spiritual capabilities and aren’t different from each other in this.
Israel Is A Hideous Entity In the Middle East Which Will Undoubtedly Be Annihilated.
The presence of even one single American in Iraq is too much
They have made the divine sanctuary unsafe for everybody.
Hajj hijacked by oppressors, Muslims should reconsider management of Hajj (2015)
I extend my congratulations to the brave men of the 86th flotilla of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy on their grand and successful naval mission.
[There is only one possible solution to unrest in the Middle East], "namely the annihilation and destruction of the Zionist state."
Let's say they bombed Natanz or Isfahan's facilities, how can they bomb knowledge? You see, knowledge brings immunity and power. … Those who threaten to bomb Iran, even if they bomb the nuclear facilities, they cannot achieve their goals.
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