Ali Khamenei
Supreme Leader of Iran since 1989
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| March 2025 | During Nowruz, people were arrested by the Iranian regime for chanting insults against Khamenei, including phrases like 'King must return, Zahak is dead'. |
| March 2025 | Sepideh Qolian was put on trial for previously crying out the protest chant 'Khamenei Zahak we will take you underground'. |
| March 2025 | After Trump's letter to Iran, Khamenei's top advisor suggests Iran has no choice but to develop nuclear weapons under threat of war. |
| February 2025 | IRGC commanders pressure Khamenei to rescind his ban on developing atomic bombs during a meeting. |
| 2024 | Khamenei wrote an open letter to American students, which received a harsh reaction from the US, describing the students protesting against Israel as a new branch of the Axis of Resistance. |
| 2024 | Khamenei claimed that while speaking to his military, he had been articulating words that God put in his tongue. |
| May 30 2024 | Khamenei wrote a second open letter to students enrolled at U.S. universities, condemning Israel's actions and urging continued protests against what he termed the 'brutal Zionist regime'. |
| February 2024 | Meta Platforms announced the removal of Khamenei's Facebook and Instagram accounts due to repeated violations of its policy on Dangerous Organizations & Individuals. |
| 2023 | Ali Khamenei rejected talks for referendums on the state's future, which led to public outrage due to his questioning of people's judgment. |
| October 2023 | Khamenei praised the Hamas attack on Israel while denying Iran's involvement, criticized Israel's bombing of Gaza in retaliation, and accused Israel of committing genocide against the Palestinian people. |
| October 29 2023 | Hossein Dehghan was appointed as Head of Bonyad Mostazafan by Ali Khamenei. |
| October 7 2023 | Following attacks on American forces throughout the Middle East, Khamenei's foreign policy was characterized by increased military activity and alignment with hostile nations. |
| May 20 2023 | During a meeting with Foreign Ministry members, Khamenei claims that entering the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action was taqiyah (a practice of precautionary dissimulation). |
| January 7 2023 | BG Ahmad-Reza Radan was appointed as Chief of Police by Ali Khamenei. |
| 2022 | Protests involving chants against Khamenei continue, with activists like Sepideh Qolian facing trials for criticizing the regime. |
| 2022 | Continued protests against the Iranian regime, with protesters using the 'Khamenei Zahak' chant. |
| September 2022 | In September 2022, it was reported that Khamenei had undergone surgery for bowel obstruction and had to cancel a number of meetings. |
| August 29 2022 | Ayatollah al-Haeri announced his resignation from the position of marja due to old age and illness, marking the first time in history that a marja has resigned. He recommended Ali Khamenei as 'the best person for the leadership of our people and removing the aggressors'. |
| June 2022 | Iran began supplying HESA Shahed 136 drones to the Russian Armed Forces for use against Ukraine, marking a significant shift in its foreign military support. |
| June 8 2022 | On June 8, 2022, Ali Khamenei tweeted that 'The Zionists have always been a plague, even before establishing the fraudulent Zionist regime,' a statement interpreted by journalist Yair Rosenberg as following antisemitic tradition by using 'Zionism' as a coded term for 'Jews'. |
| March 2022 | Khamenei accused the United States of being responsible for the conflict surrounding the Russo-Ukrainian War. |
| 2021 | Iran's Minister of Intelligence suggests the country might change its stance on nuclear weapons if 'pushed in that direction'. |
| 2021 | Ebrahim Raisi, a conservative candidate supported by Khamenei, was elected as President of Iran. |
| 2021 | Protests erupted in Iran during the years 2021–22 under Khamenei's leadership. |
| September 29 2021 | The Head of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting was appointed by Ali Khamenei. |
| July 1 2021 | Ali Khamenei appointed Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i as Chief Justice of Iran. |
| 2020 | Khamenei tweeted a question challenging the legality of raising doubts about the Holocaust while contrasting it with the perceived freedom to insult the Prophet Muhammad. |
| 2020 | Khamenei condemned the peace agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, accusing the UAE of betraying the Islamic world and stating that the normalization would only be temporary, leaving a lasting shame. |
| 2020 | During the protests following the downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752, thousands called for Khamenei's resignation, illustrating significant public discontent. |
| 2020 | The assassination of General Qasem Soleimani took place, an event that Khamenei had to navigate through Iran's foreign policy. |
| March 2020 | Khamenei warned against a US offer of aid to combat COVID-19, suggesting it could be a ploy to harm Iran, and claimed that the US had engineered a special virus targeting the Iranian population. |
| 2019 | Anti-Iranian regime protests began, with protesters using the derogatory nickname 'Khamenei Zahak' and thousands being imprisoned during women's protests. |
| 2019 | In response to the 2019–2020 Iranian protests, Khamenei met with officials, stressing the need for a forceful response to the demonstrations. |
| 2019 | The 2019–20 protests took place under Khamenei's governance. |
| 2019 | Khamenei praised Roger Garaudy, a convert to Islam and a known Holocaust denier, claiming that his conviction for Holocaust denial infringed upon freedom of speech. |
| August 6 2019 | Khamenei issued a message on the occasion of Hajj, emphasizing the significance of the pilgrimage and warning Muslims of what he perceives as 'the conspiracy of the enemies'. |
| July 22 2019 | Morteza Bakhtiari was appointed as Head of Imam Khomeini Relief Committee by Ali Khamenei. |
| June 24 2019 | The United States imposed sanctions on Khamenei through Executive Order 13876. |
| April 21 2019 | MG Hossein Salami was appointed as the Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps by Ali Khamenei. |
| March 30 2019 | Ahmad Marvi was appointed as Custodian of Astan Quds Razavi by Ali Khamenei. |
| 2018 | During the Iranian general strikes and protests, Khamenei called for punishment of those disrupting economic security, signaling a crackdown on dissent. |
| 2018 | The United States withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal, which Khamenei was involved in responding to through foreign policy adjustments. |
| 2018 | General strikes and protests occurred in Iran in 2018–19 during Khamenei's rule. |
| 2018 | Khamenei envisioned the construction and delivery of 17 thousand housing units to families in poor regions of Iran by the year 2018, as part of Setad's charitable initiatives. |
| 2017 | Protests took place in Iran during the years 2017–18 under Khamenei's regime. |
| 2017 | The 2017–18 Iranian protests began, again indicating significant public unrest during Khamenei's tenure. |
| 2017 | Khamenei issued a fatwa against women riding bicycles in public. |
| 2017 | Sina Dehghan was sentenced to death for insulting the prophet, along with an additional 16-month sentence for insulting Khamenei in a messaging application. |
| August 21 2017 | MG Abdolrahim Mousavi was appointed as the Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army by Ali Khamenei. |
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