Topic: Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei

After a lull, protests revive in Iran

Witnesses describe the unauthorized rally in Tehran Sunday that was ultimately broken up by police and militia.

Iran holds partial recount

The tally so far in one district gave President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad even more votes than he had on June 12, according to Iran's state news agency.

In Tehran, growing brutality undermines prospect for Iran-US dialogue

Protesters reported beatings and shootings near the parliament Wednesday. Regime opponents vowed to persist with protests that have deepened a cultural divide between hard-liners and more moderate reformers.

Bio Brief: Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei

Iran's supreme leader has held the post for 20 years

Iran's Khamenei throws down hard line with protesters

On Friday, the supreme leader raised the stakes by giving Ahmadinejad full support and insisting that there was no fraud in the election.

Iran blames US for 'intolerable' meddling

Tens of thousands rallied behind defeated presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi again on Wednesday. Soccer players at a World Cup qualifying match wore green to show their solidarity.

What's behind Iran's power struggle

Thirty years after the Islamic revolution, Ayatollah Khamenei is looking to remove rival old-guard leaders – including Mir Hossein Mousavi.

The Monitor's View: Reading tea leaves in Tehran

The protests reflect a wish to revamp the Islamic revolution. But how far?

Was Iran's election rigged? Here's what is known so far.

The Guardian Council has agreed to a partial recount amid alleged irregularities, including an unusually swift announcement of results and a lack of variation in results between cities, rural areas, and ethnic strongholds.

Eyewitness: Iranian militiamen shot 300 rounds during Monday's protest

Iran's Guardian Council offered a partial recount of the presidential vote Tuesday as pressure mounted from the biggest rally since the revolution, in which eight were killed.

Ahmadinejad hails controversial victory, despite protests

Street clashes between security forces and supporters of challenger Mousavi picked up after dark on Sunday after President Ahmadinejad addressed thousands of his supporters in Tehran.

In Iran, first results give Ahmadinejad commanding lead

His challenger, Mir Hossein Mousavi, is claiming irregularities. Police moved quickly to quell small protests.

Iran's presidential race tightens

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad faces a surge from the more moderate challenger Mir Hossein Mousavi, as more educated urban voters tire of his polarizing politics.

In Iran, Ahmadinejad opponent sees surge of enthusiasm

Days before June 12 vote, Mir Hossein Mousavi gets 'savoir's' welcome in a former presidential stronghold

Lincoln-Douglas debates, Iranian style

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad faced off against one of his three opponents, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Wednesday night in the second of six debates leading up to June 12 elections.

Iran's president makes rare intervention in US reporter's case

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tells Iran's judiciary to uphold Roxana Saberi's legal rights.

Iran's Ahmadinejad 'ready' to talk with America

But despite their leader's message to Obama, Iranians at Tuesday's 30th anniversary rally continued to chant 'Death to America.'

Khatami, Iran's reformist ex-president, says he'll run again

What drives Ahmadinejad's combative rhetoric

The hard-line views expressed by the Iranian president at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday are informed by a Messianic religious belief.

For Iran, energy woes justify nuclear push

Many Iranians see the Nuclear Suppliers Group's Saturday decision that could permit nuclear trade with India as a double standard.

Iran, U.S. step cautiously toward dialogue

Signals from both Tehran and Washington are often misinterpreted and the subject of attack on the domestic stages in both countries.

Sadr reins in Shiite militiamen, sends mixed signals

Battles continued to rage Sunday between the radical cleric's Mahdi Army and Iraqi and US forces.

In Iran vote, conservatives set to retain power

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's hard-line allies and other conservative factions are expected to win a majority in the 290-seat parliament.

Iran's nuclear program: talk of international consortium

Western and Iranian officials consider new framework as Iran program progresses.

Iran reformers hemmed in ahead of elections

Hard-liners consolidate their hold as March 14 parliamentary polls approach.