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Who is Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei?

Name: Who is Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei?
Uploaded: 2025-07-04T18:03:14+0100
Description: For 35 years, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has withstood internal dissent, economic turmoil, and war - but the joint strikes by Israel and the United States posed the most serious threat to his rule. So, who is Ali Khamenei, one of the most powerful and polarising figures in the Middle East?

MEE staff

Published date: 4 July 2025 18:05 BST | Last update: 2 weeks 1 day ago

For 35 years, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has withstood internal dissent, economic turmoil, and war - but the joint strikes by Israel and the United States posed the most serious threat to his rule.

So, who is Ali Khamenei, one of the most powerful and polarising figures in the Middle East?

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