The Islamic Republic has a history of targeting minority ethnic groups, especially the Kurds, when it feels threatened.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attended a religious gathering on Saturday, according to Iranian state media outlet Press TV, the first time he has appeared in public in several weeks.

Ali Khamenei, who has led Iran for over 35 years, has gone into hiding in the wake of Israel's surprise attack on Friday.

A vessel carrying 750 tons of missiles and equipment bound for Yemen was intercepted by exiled Yemeni government loyalists Wednesday, according to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM). Iran denied sending ...

Iran’s armed proxies are ramping up pressure on key points in the Middle East as Tehran attempts to rebuild its regional ...

A property empire built on seizures. Khamenei became Iran's supreme leader in 1989. He was 50. He now has the final say on all of Iran's domestic and foreign policy.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was injured during an Israeli strike, sources told CBS News — though it's unclear if he ...

Donald Trump is said to have already vetoed an Israeli opportunity to kill Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei since the conflict erupted on Friday. But Tehran's 86-year-old supreme leader will still be ...

Iran's supreme leader agreed to a ceasefire with Israel and avoided a big response to a strike by the U.S. He has not yet settled on the future of the nuclear program they attacked, which means ...

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei defiantly declared Wednesday that Tehran isn’t frightened by President Trump’s “absurd rhetoric.” ...