Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini[d] (17 May 1900 [c] – 3 June 1989) was an Iranian cleric, politician, political theorist and revolutionary who founded the Islamic Republic of Iran and served as its first supreme …

7 hours ago · President Trump posted on social media that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed after a massive U.S. and Israeli military operation Saturday.

4 hours ago · Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has died aged 86 following joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran, plunging the region into further instability. Donald Trump confirmed Khamenei was killed in the airstrikes ...

3 hours ago · Before his decades-long rule as Iran's supreme leader, Khamenei served as the country's president from 1981 to 1989. He was hand-picked by Khomeini to succeed him. In this June 26, …

5 hours ago · Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the Feb. 28 attack by the U.S. and Israel, the White House confirmed. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

2 hours ago · Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who ruled for more than three decades, shaped Iran’s Islamic revolution far more than the Islamic Republic’s founder, Ayatollah Khomeini.

7 hours ago · He was a close ally of Iran's first supreme leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who led the country's 1979 revolution that overthrew the government and founded Iran's Islamic Republic.

1 day ago · Sponsor Message He was surrounded by other Iranian activists, including Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who became Iran's first supreme leader following the country's Islamic …

8 hours ago · Feb 28 (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who turned ⁠the ⁠country into a powerful anti-U.S. force ⁠and extended its military influence across the Middle East while ...

Feb 13, 2026 · Ruhollah Khomeini was an Iranian Shi’i cleric who led the revolution that overthrew the shah in 1979. His active opposition to the shah, his theories of Islamic governance, and his …