Topic - Ali Khamenei

Khamenei, 80, said in a 40-minute speech to thousands of people at the Mosalla mosque, the main prayer site in Tehran, that the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel nearly a year ago on Oct. 7, 2023, was a legitimate action by the Palestinian people.

Iranian supreme leader praises missile strike on Israel, says Iran will do it again if necessary →

But the country's ultimate authority remains the 85-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who in the past said “unveiling is both religiously forbidden and politically forbidden.”

Iran women are going without hijabs as the 2nd anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death approaches →