Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Iran’s Khamenei singles out Jared Kushner as the ‘Jewish member of Trump’s family’ in tweet decrying ‘filthy Zionist agents’

The Iranian supreme leader was attacking the normalization agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates.

By Marcy Oster September 2, 2020 3:01 pm

White House criticizes Twitter for censoring Trump and not Iran’s Khamenei calling for destruction of Israel

Regarding world leaders, Twitter said such “saber-rattling” is generally not in violation of its rules.

August 3, 2020 9:59 am

Iran’s Khamenei says he does not have a problem with Jews, just with the Jewish state

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that all “Palestinian people,” including Muslims, Christians and Jews, should decide the future of the land.

November 17, 2019 11:29 am

Mike Pompeo criticizes Iranian supreme leader’s ‘faux concern’ for Palestinians

By Marcy Oster August 11, 2019 8:51 am

Iran’s supreme leader calls for ‘people of Palestine’ to vote on the fate of historical land

June 12, 2018 11:59 am

Iran’s Khamenei calls Western view of women a ‘Zionists’ plot’

March 19, 2017 2:19 pm

Report: Iranian government ceased dismantling centrifuges

November 10, 2015 4:06 pm

Iran’s Khamenei tweets that GOP candidates pander to ‘Zionists’

September 17, 2015 2:26 pm

Iran’s Supreme Leader: Israel will not exist in 25 years

September 9, 2015 7:55 am

Iran has not softened position on Israel, says supreme leader’s advisor

August 30, 2015 1:46 pm

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