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 | 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. |
| February 21 2017 | At the 6th International Conference in Support of the Palestinian Intifada, Khamenei cited the withdrawals of Israel from south Lebanon in 2000 and Gaza in 2005 as significant achievements and urged Islamic countries to focus on Palestine. |
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