| 单词 | ayatollah |
| 例句 | Some years ago, the death order against her father, signed by the ayatollah, came to light. Shappi Khorsandi: the last laugh 2011-08-10T20:30:02Z But Mr. Im has such a strong command of his images — of a fly alighting on a shoulder, or a billboard of the ayatollahs in the Tehran night — that his sympathy is convincing. Im Heung-soon Explores the Horrors Women Endure in War 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z The photographer, who was nearly 52, had the foamy beard and fierce eyebrows of an ayatollah, and cut a dashing figure in evening dress. Eadweard Muybridge: Feet off the ground 2010-09-03T23:06:00Z Francis was lead signatory of a declaration also signed by among others the head of the Anglican Communion, two rabbis, a Hindu from India, a Vietnamese Buddhist, an Egyptian imam and an Iraqi ayatollah. Pope, world religious leaders, pledge to fight modern slavery 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z "Your president is like an ayatollah in Iran and your church is like in the United Arab Emirates," they chant, without explaining the reference to the United Arab Emirates. New Pussy Riot video lambastes Putin, Russian energy industry 2013-07-17T13:05:20Z Faghihimani, the daughter of a senior ayatollah in Iran, says she is not too shocked considering the topics they tackle. 'I'm proud of my sin': the 'criminal' stars of Iranian TV promoting women's rights 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z Initially welcoming the revolution, he returned to Iran while the family remained in Britain, only to incur the wrath of the ayatollah's repressive new regime. Shappi Khorsandi: the last laugh 2011-08-10T20:30:02Z The Athens airport was used to mimic the one in Tehran and, in one scene, a huge building-sized mural depicts an ayatollah, an addition thanks to computer special effects. With spy series ‘Tehran,’ Israelis reach out to an enemy 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z How much power does rhetoric — from politicians, from ayatollahs, from boys at bar mitzvahs — have to shape the world we live in? Jonathan Safran Foer’s ‘Here I Am’ chronicles troubles at home and abroad 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z The ayatollah did not just call for a ban. The Unraveling of the Muslim World 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z The bombs spark a high-speed diplomatic race: Ellen flies around meeting world leaders, including the grand ayatollah of Iran, in an effort to prevent the detonation of nuclear devices hidden in three American cities. Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny Deliver a Page-Turner Part Sly, Part Sweet 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z But as an educator, I feel like an ayatollah sending kids running into the minefield.” Steal this album: What happens if no one pays for music? 2012-06-20T11:45:00Z And the attempted denouement, in which a Chaplinesque ayatollah delivers a peroration, untied nothing for me. Review: ‘A Room in India’ Overflows With Astonishing Visions 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z Yet these are the ayatollahs overthrowing The Shah, The bolshies against The Czar. A New Restaurant, Frenchette, Stands Up for Natural Wines 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z The report highlighted "serious recognition errors" in subtitling software, which led to mistakes such as the phrase "be given to our toddlers" translated as "be given to ayatollahs". Subtitles make live TV 'unwatchable' 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Backed by hectic guitar and a drum fusillade, they liken the Russian president to an Iranian ayatollah. Pussy Riot back in new video after members jailed 2013-07-16T17:50:04Z Within a year, I was on an Air France chartered plane with an aging ayatollah to Iran, where he made his revolution. ‘Ridicule’: The French Reaction to ‘Emily in Paris’ 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z For decades, the Shiite Muslim ayatollahs who came to power in Iran through the 1979 Islamic Revolution have worked to build an arc of like-minded proxy forces across the Middle East. The Proxy Forces Iran Has Assembled Across the Middle East 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z "My warning to the ayatollah was that if they continue to move against those troops, we will respond, and he should be prepared. It has nothing to do with Israel," he told reporters. Biden sent message warning Iran's Khamenei against targeting US troops 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Israel, the ayatollah told a graduation ceremony at an Iranian military academy, had suffered an “irrevocable defeat both in terms of military and intelligence” since the start of the fighting. Signs point to ground war in Gaza as scale of Hamas atrocities emerges 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Mr Kjems said the ayatollah gave him a portion of his own food every day. Danish vlogger: 'My guilt over being traded in Iranian prisoner swap' 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z Autocrats the world over—from Xi in China to the ayatollahs in Iran—are watching this. Putin's men and the rebellion in Russia 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z Considering a preborn a person is the thinking of saints; treating abortion as murder is the thinking of ayatollahs. Opinion | Women who have abortions may be headed to prison — or worse 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, Biden said he had warned the ayatollah the United States would respond if U.S. forces continued to be targeted but did not say how the message was communicated. Biden sent message warning Iran's Khamenei against targeting US troops 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z His portraits, and those of his ayatollah father, killed by gunmen in Saddam’s time, loom large. 20 years after U.S. invasion, young Iraqis see signs of hope 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z “We must do everything in our power to ensure that the dreams of the ayatollahs are never fulfilled at any cost,” Gallant said. US defense chief’s visit to Israel reveals divisions on Iran 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Embassy in Tehran, incited by their ayatollah to retaliate for the exiled former shah’s admission into the United States for medical treatment. Appreciating Jimmy Carter, outspoken but ‘never irrelevant’ 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z “Many protesters either had economic problems or were influenced by the internet,” Sahebnazaran said from inside Khomeini’s former home, which bore pictures of the ayatollah and Iranian flags. Calls for change in Iran reach even Shiite heartland of Qom 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z In fact, by 2017, under the old formula Tragedy + Time = Comedy, the dead ayatollah’s edict felt so distant that Rushdie could appear as himself in a fatwa-mocking arc on “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” Review | Salman Rushdie’s first novel since he was attacked is a tale of magic 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z The sclerotic government under Khamenei, an 83-year-old ayatollah who has offered no clear plan for succession or reform, had better watch its step. Column: The hijab is rallying protesters in Iran, but the unrest is about so much more 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z The chant, heard in other protests, refuses to use the title ayatollah to refer to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Shops in Iran, including Grand Bazaar, close over protests 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z “NATO is a dangerous entity,” the ayatollah said. A dangerous alliance: Iran sides with Russia in Ukraine war, raising stakes for West 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z Some have also been filmed tearing up photographs of the ayatollah. Asra Panahi: Iran schoolgirl died after being beaten by security forces, teachers say 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z The shock troops of the ayatollahs have taken on a leading role in quashing dissent for more than two decades. EXPLAINER: Who is leading the crackdown on Iran’s protests? 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z “This is the bloody year Seyyed Ali will be overthrown,” the protesters chanted, refusing to use the title ayatollah to refer to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Protests in Iran over woman’s death reach key oil industry 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z An ayatollah is a high-ranking Shiite cleric and such calls targeting Khamenei can bring a death sentence in Iran’s closed-door Revolutionary Courts. Shops in Iran, including Grand Bazaar, close over protests 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z Today, the ayatollah is 83 years old and reportedly in poor health, raising the prospect of a succession struggle in the near future. Unveiled and Rising Up: How Protests in Iran Cut to the Heart of National Identity 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z The ayatollah, who has the final say on all state matters, asserted that foreign powers had planned "rioting" because they could not tolerate Iran "attaining strength in all spheres". Iran protests: Supreme leader blames unrest on US and Israel 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z “This was a sad incident. We were heartbroken, too,” the ayatollah said Monday during a graduation ceremony for police cadets. Iran’s top leader blames U.S., Israel for mass protests over police custody death 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z The ayatollah’s condition was considered critical last week, but has improved, and he is currently resting, the person said. Iran’s Supreme Leader Cancels Public Appearances After Falling Ill 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z A few hours later, the ayatollah issued the fatwa. Salman Rushdie: Did a ‘chance’ airport meeting lead to fatwa? 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z “The ayatollahs have been trying to murder Salman Rushdie for decades,” Cruz said. Iran deal tantalizingly close but US faces new hurdles 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z The ayatollahs’ malevolence is comprehensive, with nuclear weapons, assassination and terrorism all elements in their full spectrum of capabilities. Opinion | Iran is stuck in Biden’s blind spot 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z The decree felt like something civilized people had left behind in the Middle Ages, but the ayatollah’s words tore around the modern world, inspiring riots, bombings and killings. Perspective | Salman Rushdie is expected to recover. Freedom of expression may not. 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z “The Marjaiya is watching the situation with concern,” said one of the officials, referring to the ayatollah. Despite public anger, no progress in Iraq political deadlock 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z She added: "Some of the ayatollahs hadn't even read the book". Salman Rushdie: Did a ‘chance’ airport meeting lead to fatwa? 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z But in Iran, the ayatollah is the supreme leader and has final say in most of the country’s matters, including the religious edict. Salman Rushdie hospitalized after attack onstage in New York state 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z But supporters of the government took to social media to praise the stabbing against Mr. Rushdie as the ayatollah’s fatwa finally materializing. Salman Rushdie is attacked onstage in Western New York. 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z The Quds Force, an elite unit of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, reported directly to the ayatollah and Soleimani was hailed as a heroic national figure. John Bolton: Iranian man charged in US over alleged assassination plot 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z The ayatollah has grown weary of current Iraqi political dynamics, the official in Najaf said. Despite public anger, no progress in Iraq political deadlock 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z The ayatollah met with Putin in Iran during a rare international trip by the Russian leader, a meeting that Tehran viewed as an honor. Your Wednesday Briefing 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z “Then we’ll call it Christian nationalist so we’ll make it sound like you are the ayatollah. It is all designed to demonize you.” The Far-Right Christian Quest for Power: ‘We Are Seeing Them Emboldened’ 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z Iran's ayatollah blames protests on "foreign" enemies: Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is blaming recent protests in Iran on foreign "enemies" seeking to overthrow the Islamic republic. World Digest: June 4, 2022 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z The ayatollah has long insisted that US sanctions are to blame for the soaring prices of basic foods in the country. Iran's Khamenei accuses 'enemy' of stirring up protests 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z Surrounded by bodyguards, the ayatollah, in his 60s, tried to continue but couldn’t. Crowd confronts cleric at Iran tower collapse that killed 32 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z In 1979, with the ayatollah’s blessing, young Islamic revolutionaries seized the U.S. embassy in Tehran. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yet the Biden administration leaves Chinese firms unpunished for doing business with the ayatollahs.” China upholding Iranian regime with oil purchases 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z Yet the Biden administration leaves Chinese firms unpunished for doing business with the ayatollahs. Opinion | If Biden won’t fight China’s importing of Iranian oil, Congress should 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z His father was an ayatollah, a high-ranking Shiite cleric, who opposed the policies of the shah’s father, Reza Shah Pahlavi. Abolhassan Banisadr, Iran’s first president after Islamic Revolution, dies at 88 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z The Associated Press news agency quoted him as saying of the ayatollah: "I was like a child watching my father slowly turn into an alcoholic... The drug this time was power." Abolhassan Banisadr: Iran's first president after revolution dies at 88 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z Mr. Raisi in June was declared the winner of Iran’s presidential election — a contest whose candidates were highly vetted by a supreme council headed by the ayatollah. Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s incoming president, slams ‘tyrannical’ U.S. sanctions 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z And on Wednesday, the ayatollah echoed a key demand: that the United States provide a guarantee that it can never again walk away from the pact the way Mr. Trump did. Biden Promised to Restore the Iran Nuclear Deal. Now It Risks Derailment. 2021-07-31T04:00:00Z “The idea of going back into negotiations with the ayatollah and his henchmen is insane.” Column: Biden is likely to get a new Iran nuclear deal. But it will cost him politically 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z The ayatollah only reluctantly agreed to the 2015 deal with the “Great Satan” of America. The Iran Nuclear Talks Explained 2021-04-05T04:00:00Z The pope walked down an alley barely wide enough for his entourage near the ayatollah’s home. Pope Francis Meets Iraq’s Top Ayatollah as Both Urge Peace 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z The historic meeting in al-Sistani’s humble home was months in the making, with every detail painstakingly discussed and negotiated between the ayatollah’s office and the Vatican. Pope Francis meets with top Shiite cleric in Iraq 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z In December, Louis Sako, the patriarch of Iraq’s Chaldean Catholic Church told The Associated Press the church was trying to schedule a meeting between Francis and the ayatollah. Intense preparation paves way for pontiff to meet ayatollah 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z Inside, and some steps to the right, the pontiff will come face to face with the ayatollah. Intense preparation paves way for pontiff to meet ayatollah 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z Here the ayatollahs’ internationalism seems untouched by Islamist ideology. Review | America and Iran, from fascination to antagonism 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z He is now under house arrest — but the ayatollahs will not let this elderly man leave the country and be united with his family for however many years he has remaining. Opinion | On Iran, Biden should start by freeing the hostages 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z “We’ll do everything to convince the administration of our views, because in Israel, unfortunately, we are the first to be threatened by the Iranian ayatollahs’ regime,” Erdan said. With a conflict over Iran looming, Israel sends a new envoy for the post-Trump era 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z Inside, and some steps to the right, the pontiff will come face to face with the ayatollah. Intense preparation paves way for pontiff to meet ayatollah 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z In December, Louis Sako, the patriarch of Iraq’s Chaldean Catholic Church told The Associated Press the church was trying to schedule a meeting between Francis and the ayatollah. Intense preparation paves way for pontiff to meet ayatollah 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z But when Ali Khamenei was chosen he was not an ayatollah, so the laws were changed to enable him to accept the job. Iran's Supreme Leader: Who might succeed Ali Khamenei? 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z The opening statement from Graham ran through the canon of right-wing Internet grievances: the ayatollah of Iran’s Twitter account, mail-in ballots, Hunter Biden. Opinion | Tech platforms need to be checked. Instead, Congress gives us theater. 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z But it didn't hide a tweet from Iranian ayatollahs calling for armed resistance in Israel. Social media: Is it really biased against US Republicans? 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z The officials argue that the Houthi rebels whom the Saudis oppose are a proxy force of Iran, bent on spreading violence across the Arabian Peninsula on behalf of Tehran’s ayatollahs. U.S. Rationale for Military Aid to Saudis in Yemen War Is Fraying 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z Today, the similarities with the ayatollahs’ Iran are eerie — and the Trump administration’s disparate treatment of the two countries is jarring. Opinion | Why is the Trump administration enabling Erdogan’s Turkey? 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z “The Emiratis will be disgraced forever for this treachery against the Islamic world, Arab nations and Palestine,” the ayatollah said. Kushner pushes other Arab nations to follow UAE footsteps 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z Europe was “siding with the ayatollahs,” he snarled. How should Europe respond now its American ally has turned hostile? 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z Instead, he said, they chose “to side with ayatollahs.” US dismisses opposition to restoring UN sanctions on Iran 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z Although the Houthis get military aid from Iran, they are not motivated by acting on behalf of the ayatollahs, but rather by the desire to hold power in Yemen. U.S. Rationale for Military Aid to Saudis in Yemen War Is Fraying 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z But he directed some of his harshest words toward diplomats from Britain, France and Germany, whom he said “chose to side with ayatollahs.” Instead of Isolating Iran, U.S. Finds Itself on the Outside Over Nuclear Deal 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z “Instead they chose to side with the ayatollahs. Their actions endangered the people of Iraq, of Yemen, of Lebanon, of Syria and indeed their own citizens as well.” US formally moves to restore UN sanctions on Iran, as Pompeo promises ‘America will not appease’ 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z That, the ayatollah said, was Mr. Trump’s reason for suggesting such talks in the first place. Iran Will Expand Nuclear Program and Won’t Talk to U.S., Ayatollah Says 2020-08-01T04:00:00Z Under orders from the grand ayatollah, although the graveyard is run by Shiites, it welcomes everyone regardless of faith or sect and burial is free. ‘Our Role Is to Reduce Their Grief’ 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z And just to bring things up to date, let's not overlook the ayatollahs governing present-day Iran. V-E Day plus 75: From a moment of victory to a time of pandemic 2020-05-09T04:00:00Z While Donald Trump does not wear a black turban, like the ayatollahs of Iran, his hairdo is no less prominent or protrusive. The Ayatollah in the White House 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z “Deterrence has not been restored, & coronavirus is not slowing down the ayatollahs. Iran’s goal remains ICBMs capable of carrying nuclear weapons,” Mr. Bolton tweeted. ‘Shoot down and destroy’: Tehran launch, Trump tweet heighten U.S.-Iran tensions 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z He said the Americans were targeting his country’s economy in the hope that Iranians would rise up against their government, which the ayatollah dismissed as “pipe dreams.” Iran Will Expand Nuclear Program and Won’t Talk to U.S., Ayatollah Says 2020-08-01T04:00:00Z Instead, the ayatollah questioned America's motives and then began pushing one bizarre lie after another. China cashes in off coronavirus, selling Spain $467 million in supplies, some of them faulty 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z The ayatollah nevertheless acknowledged that "caution is required" and that officials at the shrine would "follow hygienic issues". Iran 'has no plans to quarantine virus-hit cities' 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z Now, for their part, the ayatollahs of Iran and their henchmen in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards use the precepts of their religion in order to pseudo-legitimize their brutal and oppressive rule. The Ayatollah in the White House 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z “The ayatollah enjoys zero protection from the United States Bill of Rights,” the senators said in the letter, released Friday. Twitter should ban Iran’s leaders from service or face U.S. sanctions, Cruz says 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z "It's part of the nature of the ayatollah to lie to the world," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said at the time, referring to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iran sentences man to death for spying for the CIA 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z Two weeks into the hostage crisis, the ayatollah allowed non-U.S. captives and all female and minority Americans to be released on the grounds that they were oppressed by the U.S. government. Iran hostage crisis’ end: How America helped secure the diplomats’ freedom 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z Iran does hold ostensibly democratic elections for its presidency, but the ayatollah can handpick candidates, and recent elections have been marred by fraud. Trump, Like Obama, Seeks Change in Iran. But He Differs in How to Do It. 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z In the narrow context of religion, the ayatollahs of Iran offer their praises to a prophet and never refer to God himself. The Ayatollah in the White House 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z Are Trump, the Iraqis and the ayatollah agreeing that U.S. troops should leave Iraq? On Iran, Trump leaves us with more questions than answers 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z "Embracing the ayatollah to own the cons," Washington Examiner columnist T. Becket Adams wrote. Dem lawmaker reportedly says Iran doesn't have 'crazy leaders' unlike US, sparking backlash 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z “We’re in a conflict with the theology, the ayatollah and his way of doing business. I think the president saying ‘we will hit you hard’ is the right message. Analysis | The Daily 202: Esper’s split with Trump over targeting Iranian cultural sites is a nod to ‘the laws of armed conflict’ 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z “We’re in a conflict with the theology, the ayatollah and his way of doing business.” Pentagon Rules Out Striking Iranian Cultural Sites, Contradicting Trump 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z As justification for their rejection of science, the ayatollahs may at least claim obedience to religious texts. The Ayatollah in the White House 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z The ayatollah and Iranian officials wanted to signal to the millions who filled the streets to protest or mourn after the killing of Soleimani; Trump wanted to present a show of strength. On Iran, Trump leaves us with more questions than answers 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z Gen. Qassim Suleimani, a close ally and personal friend of the supreme leader, the ayatollah was willing to cast aside those traditional cautions. Khamenei Wants to Put Iran’s Stamp on Reprisal for U.S. Killing of Top General 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z In Iran, the ayatollah vowed “forceful revenge” as the country mourned the death of General Suleimani. As Tensions With Iran Escalated, Trump Opted for Most Extreme Measure 2020-01-04T05:00:00Z Another echoed the sentiment, adding, “You didn't ‘freak out on those in power,’ you groveled to Iran's ayatollah while proclaiming you and every other American are ‘being held hostage by a terrorist regime.’ Rose McGowan’s walk-back of her apology to Iran gets slammed: 'Stay off social media' 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z The ayatollah would lead prayers at the general's funeral on Saturday morning, Iranian media quoted Soleimani's family as saying. Iran vows 'severe revenge' for top general's death 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z But he may be underestimating the ayatollah’s skills in putting down dissent over 30 years in office. Sanctions May Have Fueled Iran Protests, but Have Yet to Further U.S. Goals 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z The ayatollah also urged demonstrators to avoid violence and "eject vandals" from their midst. Top Shia cleric condemns Iraq protest shootings 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z A militia backed by Sistani that operates independently of Iran rejected the offers to help protect the ayatollah. Iraq forms ‘crisis cells’ as Iran’s Najaf consulate burns and more than two dozen protesters are killed 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z The ayatollah’s office told the BBC times had changed and it had been erased from his current books. In Iraq, religious ‘pleasure marriages’ are a front for child prostitution 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z The ayatollah responded by calling for Sadat’s assassination. Misinformation, evasion and the informational problem of live TV interviews 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z “I am speaking in my individual capacity. I am for regime change. Down with the tyrants in Iran. Down with the ayatollah and the mullahs and all the crooks,” Giuliani said. Isolated and restricted, Iran uses UN gathering for outreach 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z “I am speaking in my individual capacity. I am for regime change. Down with the tyrants in Iran! Down with the ayatollah and the mullahs and all the crooks!” Trump seeks back channel talks with Rouhani to ease Iran-Saudi tensions 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z He added, “There is a viable opposition to the rule of the ayatollahs and that opposition is centered in this room today.” This Iranian opposition group was labeled a terrorist organization. Now it has supporters in the White House 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z “It’s part of the nature of the ayatollah to lie to the world,” Pompeo said in reference to Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iran says it arrested 17 CIA spies, sentencing some to death 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z “The ayatollahs will continue their campaign of terror as long as we let them,” said Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark. Iran’s poking at West heightens risks of military missteps 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z Mark Dubowitz, chief executive of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, pushed back at critics who said economic sanctions against Khamenei were merely “symbolic” because the ayatollah has no U.S. assets. As insults fly, options for avoiding conflict between the U.S. and Iran narrow 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z “The trouble is the ayatollahs, who run the place, are not inclined to do that for him,” he added. Trump calls Iranian shootdown of Navy drone a ‘fly in the ointment.’ Say what? 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z So what’s a corrupt ayatollah to do when faced with extinction by a greater power? Time is running out for Iran’s corrupt mullahs 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z In 2015, as he campaigned against the Obama administration’s nuclear agreement with Tehran, he wrote that “the real solution to the ayatollahs’ nuclear weapons program is to get rid of the ayatollahs.” Trump pushes off war talk on Iran, says 'regime change' not U.S. goal 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z After all the tough talk and menacing warships, Trump’s basic demand of the ayatollahs was almost plaintive: Can we talk? Trump’s plaintive but welcome message to Iran: Can we talk? 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z Riots in Tehran did not spell the end for Iran’s ayatollahs in 2017. Venezuela’s dead revolution shows the limitations of the crowd | Simon Jenkins 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z The best way to make them supportive of the ayatollahs is to attack the country. The Daily 202: Marco Rubio slams CEOs for bad China deals, short-term thinking and not investing in U.S. workers 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z One cartoon features an ayatollah hearing about Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal. Move over ayatollahs: Bolton turns tweets and talons on Maduro 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z The ayatollah appealed to his followers to remain calm. AP WAS THERE: Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution sweeps nation 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z In the years after the ayatollah’s death in 1989, there was widespread hope that the country would move in a more liberal direction, easing its draconian religious laws and seeking reconciliation with the West. How Iran’s Greatest Director Makes Art of Moral Ambiguity 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z One mullah tried to climb over the backs of reporters to see the ayatollah. AP WAS THERE: Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Iran 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z “We always said it was the journalists who paid the return voyage of the ayatollah,” said Associated Press photographer Michel Lipchitz, who was on the flight. Khomeini launched a revolution from a sleepy French village 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z He would return as a triumphant ayatollah in 1979, riding the revolution to become Iran’s first supreme leader. Shah of Iran modernized his nation but vacillated in crisis 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z The ayatollah, spiritual head of Iran’s 32 million Shiite Moslems, demanded Bakhtiar resign so Iran could be transformed into a non-aligned Islamic republic. AP WAS THERE: Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution sweeps nation 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared in a speech at the American University in Cairo last week that “countries increasingly understand that we must confront the ayatollahs, not coddle them.” Pentagon Officials Fear Bolton’s Actions Increase Risk of Clash With Iran 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z “Countries increasingly understand that we must confront the ayatollahs, not coddle them,” he said. Pompeo Speech Lays Out Vision for Mideast, Taking Shots at Obama 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z But after the revolution in 1979 that put the ayatollah in power, Saudi Arabia came to look like a model of stability in the region. From Arizona to Yemen: The Journey of an American Bomb 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z Sixteen years later, members of the Trump administration still hanker to have it out with the ayatollahs governing Shiite-majority Iran. General John Abizaid may be Trump’s new man in Riyadh 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z “The mullahs must go. The ayatollah must go,” he told the crowd. Terrorists, cultists – or champions of Iranian democracy? The wild wild story of the MEK 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z The new sanctions target banks and the Iranian military, whose influence may persuade the ayatollahs running the country to return to the negotiating table. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z The Israeli minister for education, Naftali Bennett, a politician from a righwing religious party, thanked Trump on Twitter for “making the ayatollahs scared again”. 'People are despairing': Iranians brace for sanctions to bite 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z “We can see the hand of the ayatollah and his henchmen,” Mr. Pompeo said on Wednesday, referring to Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. U.S. Withdraws From 1955 Treaty Normalizing Relations With Iran 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z Yet, as was the case with Saddam, those ayatollahs are anything but Salafists. General John Abizaid may be Trump’s new man in Riyadh 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z At a conference in June where he addressed the Paris-based National Council of Resistance of Iran, he said Trump’s policy would suffocate Iran’s ayatollahs. Trump lawyer Giuliani says Iran's government will be overthrown 2018-09-22T04:00:00Z Last week the New York Times quoted “experts” as suggesting that the ayatollahs are “gambling” that Mr. Trump will be “crippled” in the midterm elections or swept out of office in 2020. Opinion | John Kerry, Meet George Logan 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z “More money in the hands of the ayatollah means more money to conduct assassinations in those very European countries,” Hook said in his statement. U.S. official says EU aid for Iran sends 'wrong message' 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z During a recent televised Friday sermon, watched by millions, a representative of the reclusive ayatollah defended the protesters and said their demands were legitimate. Street protests in Iraq could cost pro-American prime minister his job 2018-08-05T04:00:00Z “This regime is on very shaky ground. The real question is whether the Revolutionary Guards Corps and the ayatollahs will use force against their own people.” Who Will Last Longer: Trump or Iran’s Theocrats? 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z The embassies and agencies of the ayatollahs’ regime are centers of terrorism and espionage. Iranian Terror on European Soil 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z “Anybody who thinks the ayatollahs are honest people is a fool,” he said. Shameless Iran, tone-deaf Europe and the death knell for the regime in Tehran 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z “There is a viable opposition to the rule of the ayatollahs, and that opposition is centred in this room today,” Bolton said at an MeK rally in Paris last year. Who is the Iranian group targeted by bombers and beloved of Trump allies? 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z “The mullahs must go, the ayatollah must go, and they must be replaced by a democratic government which Madam Rajavi represents,” Giuliani said. Rudy Giuliani calls for Iran regime change at rally linked to extreme group 2018-06-30T04:00:00Z “Many in Iran understand that the regime of the ayatollahs is wasting precious resources on foreign military subversion instead of investing in civilian needs at home.” Israeli leader says economic pressure on Iran bearing fruit 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z It is perhaps comforting to think that, just like many Americans, the ayatollah enjoyed watching the Hanna-Barbera classic as a youngster. Tom and Jerry and Khamenei 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z The ayatollah told Iranian officials that Tehran “cannot interact” with the US government because it does not stick to its commitments. Iran's leader: US pullout from nuclear deal leaves Trump 'lost in history' 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z The ayatollah did not disclose how he obtained a copy of the letter. Trump Presses Arab Allies to Do More to Counter Iran 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z The ayatollahs, who fostered and protected the country’s transition to democracy, increasingly sound like an opposition. Iraqi voters are fed up with the old guard 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z “He threatened both the system and the nation that ‘I will do this and that,’” the ayatollah said. Iran May Step Up Nuclear Program, Supreme Leader Says 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z “The real nightmare of the ayatollahs is to find themselves in a real clash with the U.S.,” said Mr. Barak, who was in Washington promoting a new memoir. For Netanyahu, Vindication and New Risk After Trump’s Iran Decision 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z Never an admirer of the shah, Abbas came to see the revolution of the ayatollahs equally as repressive. Abbas, photojournalist of Iranian revolution, religious extremism, dies at 74 2018-04-28T04:00:00Z Chants in support of Reza Shah, not heard for decades, featured strongly in weeks of unrest across Iran this year, demonstrating the extent of public discontent about the state of the country under the ayatollahs. Mummified body found in Iran could be of ex-ruler Reza Shah 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z The decision was “in line with safeguarding national interests and removing the monopoly of the Telegram messaging app,” the ayatollah’s last Telegram stated, according to Iran’s government-run Press TV news website. Russia Tried to Shut Down Telegram. Websites Were Collateral Damage. 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, the ayatollah seemed to suggest that Iran had given up too much and needed a nuclear program. Iran May Step Up Nuclear Program, Supreme Leader Says 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z But the body that polices the internet in Iran is not under his full control, leaning more towards the ayatollah. Iran prepares to block messaging service Telegram 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z Secularism is making inroads even in the holy city of Najaf, the seat of Iraq’s ayatollahs, which has thrived on Shia pilgrimage since the American invasion. Fifteen bloody years after America’s invasion, Iraq is getting back on its feet 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z “In Russia there is no tradition of being the ayatollah without serious formal steps,” said Nikolai Petrov, a political scientist at the Moscow Higher School of Economics. Kremlin Credits the West for Big Turnout for Putin 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z McMaster was said to have dismissed a position paper one of the allies delivered to the White House early last year as something that “the ayatollah” could have written. Europeans look for a way to preserve nuclear deal while punishing Iran and satisfying Trump 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z Israel, Saudi Arabia and the United States say they want to halt Iran’s development of missiles, but if Tehran were to agree to those demands, “they will bring up other things,” the ayatollah said. Iran May Step Up Nuclear Program, Supreme Leader Says 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z Iran’s recent widespread demonstrations against the ayatollahs provide the answer. Beyond the Iran Nuclear Deal 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z A draft budget, presented to parliament in December, would bloat the coffers of the ayatollahs’ foundations and the Guards, but cut subsidies for the poor. Iran is in turmoil but the clerics and their allies remain entrenched 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z Also, the White House should mobilize allies in Europe and Asia with whom Tehran wants greater trade to warn the ayatollahs against a massive crackdown. Getting to the roots of Iran protests 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z They denounced a fraudulent election, and as the days went on, they began to demand that the unelected ayatollahs end their decades of repression and release their iron-fisted grip on Iran and her people. Opinion | This time, we will not be silent on Iran 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z It is time for the ayatollahs to return to their mosques and let the truly educated Iranians restore their country to what it is capable of becoming. Hard-Liners and Reformers Tapped Iranians’ Ire. Now, Both Are Protest Targets. 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z Nonetheless, my gut instinct inset is that Iran, within 5-10 years will benefit from an entrepreneurial middle class and shed the blanket of the ayatollahs and the Revolutionary Guard. As Iranian Protesters Dig In, Officials Warn of Harsher Response 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z Videos posted on social media from Saturday night in the capital, Tehran, showed protesters taking down large banners depicting the ayatollah’s image, in acts of resistance rarely seen since the 1979 Islamic revolution. Protesters who spread fear and violence will be confronted, says Iran 2017-12-31T05:00:00Z In the early ’90s, the food industry dubbed him “the great ayatollah” — because of his zealous opposition to soda, Quarter Pounders and sugary cereals. Analysis | How to fix the American diet, according to the man who coined the term ‘junk food’ 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z Yet Trump clearly believes his risky roll of the dice will bring Kim and the ayatollahs to heel. Will Trump send Asia and the Middle East spinning out of control? 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z The ayatollahs are using Mr. Obama’s handiwork to legitimize their terrorist state,... The Iran Deal Isn’t Worth Saving 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z Could it be that maybe, just maybe, the Iranians are fed up with this iron-fisted theocracy and want the ayatollahs gone. As Iranian Protesters Dig In, Officials Warn of Harsher Response 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z They formed Facebook groups, opened halls for commemorating Shia martyrs and collected tithes on behalf of Ali Sistani, the grand ayatollah in Iraq. Egypt’s Shia come out of hiding 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z In Thursday’s endorsement ceremony, the ayatollah advised the president to “pay attention to the people’s problems, which today are primarily the economy and living conditions.” In Iran, Rouhani Begins 2nd Term With Signs He’s Yielding to Hard-Liners 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z “But who is he addressing by mentioning the ‘should dos’?” the ayatollah asked, before responding: “Himself.” Rift between Iran's ayatollah and re-elected president widens 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z As with many things in Iran, the words of the ayatollah may be open to interpretation, according to a woman who is actively involved in women’s cycling. 'They said girls don't ride bikes': Iranian women defy the cycling fatwa 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z The successor to ayatollahs Khomeini and Khamanei will be the most powerful person in Iran, and only the third person to lead the Islamic republic since its foundation. Iran election: why next president could steer country's future for a generation 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z Yet Shias visiting the ayatollahs in Iran and Iraq are still interrogated on their return, as if they were a fifth column. Egypt’s Shia come out of hiding 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z First of all, every candidate for president of Iran must be approved to run by the Guardian Council, a group of old, conservative ayatollahs for the most part. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z The ayatollah also warned against “a sedition”, using the same term deployed against the opposition Green movement after the disputed 2009 election. Hassan Rouhani's attacks on rivals for president cross Iran's red lines 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z Ahmadinejad’s public confrontation with Khamenei in the final years of his presidency has for now put his chances of another presidential run in doubt, so long as the ayatollah is alive. Ahmadinejad and Trump on Twitter are a match made in heaven | Saeed Kamali Dehghan 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z First, rising protests against the brutal police state of the American-backed Shah of Iran led to regime collapse, the return of dissident ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and the declaration of an Islamic Republic. Mission unaccomplished, 15 years later: The misuse of American military power, the Middle East in chaos 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z The climax of a rising tide of irreligion came in 1909, when a crowd in Tehran witnessed the public execution of a reactionary ayatollah who had opposed the constitutional revolution. Trump’s dangerous delusions about Islam | Christopher de Bellaigue 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z On Friday morning, Trump’s tweets were still A’s: anarchists, and more on Arnold, “The Apprentice” and the ayatollahs. Opinion | It’s about time someone attacked Australia. Thank you, President Trump. 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z He went on to draw parallels between the ayatollahs of the Islamic republic and the 45th US president. The new culture war: how Hollywood took on Trump 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z “It is totally unjust. This will affect thousands and thousands of families that are completely innocent,” said Siamak, a 56-year-old physician who fled Iran after the ayatollahs took over in 1979. Residents of Los Angeles' Little Persia denounce Trump's 'unjust' travel ban 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z Some see the Iran nuclear deal — something the administration considers a signature foreign policy achievement — as a positive step to keep the ayatollahs in Tehran from getting a nuclear weapon. Obama and the Muslim world 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z Their backgrounds vary, but they include an antigovernment protester, a children’s rights activist, an ayatollah, a spiritual leader and a Lebanese computer technology specialist convicted of espionage. The Hunger Strike, the Protest Tactic of Gandhi, is Vexing Iran’s Penal Overseers 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z In 2009, he refused even rhetorical support to the popular revolt against the rule of the ayatollahs. After a mere 25 years, the triumph of the West is over 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z A quick anecdote from out there: in the 1997 Iranian elections, the reform candidate won and the establishment ayatollahs were caught totally off guard. In this dangerous new world, journalism must protect itself | Christiane Amanpour 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z “In January, a President Trump and a Republican Congress will begin a new policy of resolve toward Iran’s ayatollahs.” Trump Faces Battle to Undo Iran Nuclear Deal 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z Mr. Trump, the Republican nominee, was not mentioned by name, but the ayatollah seemed to praise his outspokenness, saying: “People pay more attention to him.” Iran’s Latest Propaganda Tool: The Clinton-Trump Debates on Live TV 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z For his part, Trump wants to junk the nuclear deal with Iran, which would leave the ayatollahs immediately free to seek a bomb. Trump would be huge threat to our security 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z Across the country, from the plinths where Saddam Hussein once smiled down, ayatollahs now beam. The day after 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z In a letter published on Tuesday, Ahmadinejad announced he would not be running, submitting to the wishes of the 77-year-old ayatollah. Ahmadinejad blocked from running in Iran presidential elections 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z Even as Obama was hailing the nuclear deal with Iran as a great breakthrough, the ayatollah vowed “no change” in his policy, which remained diametrically opposed to “U.S. arrogant system.” Incident in Hangzhou 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z In it, the ayatollah apparently addresses prosecutors, a judge and an intelligence official over the executions, warning they will tarnish Khomeini’s image. Released tape rekindles memory of 1988 Iran mass execution 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z Perhaps it’s in every strongman’s nature to seek and admire his political reflection wherever he finds it, whether it’s in a czar, an ayatollah, a sultan or a general secretary. The New Dictators’ Club 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z But Sen. Tom Cotton, Arkansas Republican and an outspoken critic of the Iran nuclear deal, accused Mr. Obama of paying “a $1.7 billion ransom to the ayatollahs for U.S. hostages.” Report: Obama paid Iran $400 million ransom for American hostages 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z Sen. Tom Cotton, a Republican from Arkansas and a fierce foe of the Iran nuclear deal, accused President Barack Obama of paying “a $1.7 billion ransom to the ayatollahs for U.S. hostages.” U.S. Sent Cash to Iran as Americans Were Freed 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z The ayatollah didn't have to try very hard. Two Weeks in January: America's secret engagement with Khomeini - BBC News 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z "The Americans themselves did not use American vehicles! This was reflected in the American press and we saw it," the ayatollah said, according to a transcript published on his website. GM division Chevrolet, the 'Heartbeat of America,' says it won't be coming to Iran anytime soon 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z Mr. Sadr draws support from his family pedigree: His two brothers and his father, who was a grand ayatollah, are still celebrated as martyrs years after they were assassinated. Iraq Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr’s Followers Trigger Political Crisis 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z Richard Cohen, president of the Southern Poverty Law Center, which filed one of the complaints, released a statement referring to Moore as the “ayatollah of Alabama.” Chief justice says ethics complaints should be dismissed 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z “The Americans,” the ayatollah said, according to his website, “are frightening other countries from cooperating with Iran.” Europe Says U.S. Regulations Keeping It From Trade With Iran 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z As usual, Khomeini's chief of staff "took copious notes" in Persian to be delivered to the ayatollah. Two Weeks in January: America's secret engagement with Khomeini - BBC News 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Spoken like a true generic numbskull, not to mention an ayatollah. Trump learns that thinking is hard 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z How are they different from the ayatollahs in Iran Or the moral police in Saudi arabia? No Contraception? No Equality 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z That is why it has been heartbreaking for Israel to find President Obama putting them at greater risk than ever by his trust in the ayatollahs. The Moral Vacuum at the Heart of Palestine 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z There are ayatollahs who have no role in Iran's government. Iranian President and Moderates Appear to Make Strong Gains in Elections 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z Soon, the ayatollah would be on his way back to Iran. Two Weeks in January: America's secret engagement with Khomeini - BBC News 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Prominent ayatollahs who are known for their moderate positions were banned, as were all sixteen women candidates, according to the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. Iran’s Revolutionary Grandchildren 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z Zareian matches the pictures with anecdotes about eminent religious scholars and ayatollahs, containing life lessons. Instagram imams are unlikely online hit - BBC News 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z “We learned from a secret back channel that the ayatollah and Putin both intend to treat Donald Trump unfairly when they meet with him if he becomes president,” the network said. News Analysis: Why Donald Trump Walked 1455-08-08T05:00:00Z Mr. Rouhani came in third place for a seat on the Assembly, and while a prominent conservative scholar, Mohammad Kashani, was second, two influential ayatollahs, spiritual leaders for the hard-line faction, lost their seats. Iranian President and Moderates Appear to Make Strong Gains in Elections 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z By then, a broad consensus had emerged within the US national security bureaucracy that they could do business with the ayatollah and his inner circle after all. Two Weeks in January: America's secret engagement with Khomeini - BBC News 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z The ayatollah complimented the actions of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy, which detained 10 United States Navy sailors this month after they entered Iran’s waters not far from one of its naval bases. Iran’s Supreme Leader Condemns Mob Attack on Saudi Embassy 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z A political barometer closely watched by U.S. officials is the candidacy of Hassan Khomeini, the popular grandson of the ayatollah who embodied Iran’s revolution. A political prize fight looms in Tehran 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z Khamenei's website carried the comments by the ayatollah, who also criticized the ongoing Saudi-led war in Yemen against Shiite rebels, as well as the "persecution" of Shiites living in Saudi-allied Bahrain. The Latest: Iran's top leader says Saudi will face 'divine revenge' after executing cleric 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z The source of the news tidbit was, evidently, American intelligence that discovered convoys of Iranian fighters returning to the land of the ayatollahs, their tails between their legs. Will Syria become Russia's Vietnam? 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z The Carter administration began secret talks with Khomeini with the primary objective of making an elusive deal between the ayatollah and the military. Two Weeks in January: America's secret engagement with Khomeini - BBC News 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Oh sure, the latest toxic idiocy from the ayatollah of Trump Tower drew general condemnation from his competitors for the 2016 Republican nomination. When Will Responsible GOPers Stand Up to Trump? 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z It’s intriguing that a leading voice of the moderation in next month’s elections is the grandson of the scowling ayatollah who set this upheaval in motion. A political prize fight looms in Tehran 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z But in their seminaries surrounding the shrine, the ayatollahs and their 13,000 students are engaged in a less-than-holy struggle to block an Iranian takeover bid. The ailing ayatollah 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Iran’s ayatollahs got the Obama message, though, and that deal is the legacy. America at Obama’s End 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z But the ayatollah would soon eliminate all the Marxist groups that had supported his struggle. Two Weeks in January: America's secret engagement with Khomeini - BBC News 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Koven chronicled the ayatollah’s triumphant arrival by plane in the Iranian capital after years of exile. Ronald Koven, foreign correspondent and media freedom defender, dies at 80 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z “The slogan ‘death to America’ is backed by reason and wisdom,” the 76-year-old ayatollah said in remarks published on his website on Tuesday. Iran's Ayatollah clarifies that 'death to America' slogan refers to policies 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z In doing so, he shaped the relationship between religion and politics here as distinctly different from the Shiite theocracy in Iran, where another ayatollah wields supreme power. In Bid to Counter Iran, Ayatollah in Iraq May End Up Emulating It 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z The country’s Shia ayatollahs, many based in the city of Najaf, joined the chorus. Uneasy lies the head 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z Guided by a clear vision of establishing an Islamic republic, the ayatollah engaged America with empty promises, understood its intentions, and marched toward victory. Two Weeks in January: America's secret engagement with Khomeini - BBC News 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Those who had remained in Iran when their leader was in exile, Mr. Koven wrote, seemed inclined to “place a lampshade over the pure white light of revolution” that the ayatollah had brought with him. Ronald Koven, foreign correspondent and media freedom defender, dies at 80 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z Describing these nations on Twitter as “lying, hypocrite systems,” the ayatollah chided them for remaining “quiet for their friend.” Iran Criticizes Saudi Inquiry Into Deadly Hajj Stampede 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z “He felt a patriotic duty to act,” he continued, and using an honorific for the ayatollah added: “Sayyid Sistani represents the conscience of the Iraqi people.” In Bid to Counter Iran, Ayatollah in Iraq May End Up Emulating It 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z Also now exposed as false is the Administration’s hope that the Iran deal would open avenues of regional cooperation with the ayatollahs. Syria’s Radiating Danger 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z And they gave the ayatollah a key piece of information - Iranian military leaders were flexible about their political future. Two Weeks in January: America's secret engagement with Khomeini - BBC News 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z In one widely circulated Facebook post, Mr. Putin wears his characteristic wry smile and the black turban of an ayatollah, or Shiite cleric. Iraqis Urge Russia to Strike Islamic State 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z The ayatollah, speaking before thousands, said that Saudi officials should be taken to court and tried for incompetence. Countries Claim Victims After Deadly Hajj Stampede Near Mecca 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z He conferred with only a small group of friends and advisers, including two telephone calls to the office of Mr. Sistani, the grand ayatollah, said several Shiite leaders with knowledge of the communication. Iraqi Premier’s Rule Again Questioned 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z “We are eviscerating our military and we have a president that is more respectful to the ayatollah of Iran than he is to the prime minister of Israel,” the Florida senator said. GOP debate: Fiorina gets rave reviews even as Trump dominates airtime 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z Far from defying America, the ayatollah courted the Carter administration, sending quiet signals that he wanted a dialogue and then portraying a potential Islamic Republic as amenable to US interests. Two Weeks in January: America's secret engagement with Khomeini - BBC News 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z “That’s right, this is such a bad deal the ayatollah won’t even have to cheat to be steps away from a nuclear weapon.” House Rejects Iran Nuclear Deal 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z "This is such a bad deal, the ayatollah won't even have to cheat to be steps away from a nuclear weapon." House votes against Iran nuclear deal, even though Senate already has handed Obama a victory 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z The ayatollah has probably written off Obama and the Europeans. Graham: Cruz Will 'Absolutely' Try To Shut Down The Government Again 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z In a statement, he emphasised that “the ayatollahs of Iran must never be allowed to acquire a nuclear weapon” and warned “the Iranian regime will undoubtedly look to push the limits of this agreement”. Iran deal: Obama has the support he needs to avoid using veto 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z In 1963, the ayatollah was just emerging as a vocal critic of the Shah. Two Weeks in January: America's secret engagement with Khomeini - BBC News 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z There is no question of not going, if, as in the case of the Afghans, your other options are returning to a Taliban-threatened Afghanistan or a life of destitution under Iranian ayatollahs. The Cost of a New Life in Europe 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z A public rebuke by the ayatollah, issued on March 13th, followed a series of boastful remarks by the general about Iran’s mighty influence in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Bahrain. A lion in winter 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z “I am not advising parliament to approve or disapprove” the nuclear accord, state media quoted the ayatollah as saying. Iran's supreme leader calls for parliamentary vote on nuclear pact, lifting of all sanctions 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z The son of a grand ayatollah, he is a former Presidential candidate. Iran: A Done Deal 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z The ayatollah was determined to return to Iran after 15 years in exile and make the Shah's "vacation" permanent. Two Weeks in January: America's secret engagement with Khomeini - BBC News 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Behind Riyadh’s ire is the sense that, in its pursuit of a nuclear accommodation with Tehran, America is tilting away from its traditional Middle East allies and toward Iran’s ayatollahs. The Saudis Reply to Iran’s Rising Danger 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z And the only ones laughing are the ayatollahs.” Tom Cotton puts bad information to good use 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z He instructs the ayatollah to check his direct messages. The Three Presidential Primaries 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z There is only one thing the ayatollahs in Tehran want more than a nuclear bomb: that is for their regime to survive. Confrontation With Iran Is Inevitable 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z So close to victory, the ayatollah still needed America. Two Weeks in January: America's secret engagement with Khomeini - BBC News 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Putnam’s spot, a classic attack ad, features ominous music, dark and scary shots of ayatollahs and the warning: “Congress should reject a bad deal.” Obama ad man works to defeat Iran deal 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z To put this as politely as possible—and believe us, we’re straining to do so—Kerry’s tender concern for the ayatollah’s “dignity” is perverse. Kerry’s Perverse Warning 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z MORE: “The ayatollah constantly believed that we are untrustworthy, that you can’t negotiate with us, that we will screw them,” Kerry said. The most important person to watch at Thursday's GOP debate 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z Iran’s ayatollahs have access to the side agreements. Release the Secret Iran Deals 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z The administration was pleased that the ayatollah had agreed to direct methods of communication and wished to continue the talks, according to the newly declassified version of Washington's draft response to Khomeini. Two Weeks in January: America's secret engagement with Khomeini - BBC News 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z The recent rantings of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei are sufficient to dispel any notion that this deal with Iran will cause the ayatollahs to disavow terrorism and join the civilized world. Congress Must Reject the Iran Deal 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z A secular leader — just the sort of guy U.S. officials have dreamed about ever since the ayatollahs took power in 1979 — Mosaddegh sought to nationalize Iran’s oil industry. The Middle East will never be the same: Why the Iran pact is a historic triumph 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z For example, in the Iran-Iraq War, when Israel secretly armed Iran, the ayatollahs demonstrated a rational approach to war with Saddam Hussein. Israel, Not Iran, Started Middle East Nuclear Arms Race 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z “If you think the ayatollah’s going to come back and negotiate again with an American, that’s fantasy. You’re never going to see that because we will have proven we’re not trustworthy.” Marco Rubio, Rand Paul grill Kerry on Iran deal 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z To Washington's relief, the ayatollah pledged not to destroy the military. Two Weeks in January: America's secret engagement with Khomeini - BBC News 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z When followers of the ayatollahs chant “death to America” in the streets, they mean it. Congress Must Reject the Iran Deal 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z But the ayatollah also cautioned his subordinates to scrutinize the fine print of the accord, reflecting his deep mistrust of the Western powers. Iran’s President Defends Nuclear Deal in Blunt Remarks 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z The scare tactics run entirely counter to everything else we’re supposed to believe about the leadership in Tehran, both the ayatollahs and the elected government. Don’t believe Netanyahu’s self-serving scare tactics: Why his Iran fear-mongering is riddled with contradictions 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z “The ayatollah is saying the opposite,” Paul said. Marco Rubio, Rand Paul grill Kerry on Iran deal 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z The ayatollah also included a subtle warning that if the army cracked down, his followers would direct their violence against US citizens in Iran. Two Weeks in January: America's secret engagement with Khomeini - BBC News 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Holding that rare alliance together will make it easier to challenge Iran later if the ayatollahs do cheat or go for a bomb after the termination of the agreement. A Good Enough Deal with Iran 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z Former undersecretary of state Nicholas Burns noted in Financial Times that, absent a deal, “the ayatollahs would have been just a month or two away from a weapon.” Obama echoes Reagan on Iran 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z “You are well aware that some of the six states participating in the negotiations are not trustworthy at all,” the ayatollah said. Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei Urges ‘Careful Scrutiny’ of Iran Deal 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Members of Parliament said they would scrutinize the document, asserting that the red lines decreed by the ayatollah were the only criteria, most notably the lifting of all sanctions. Iran Celebrates Nuclear Deal, Tempered by Cynicism and Hard-Liner Warnings 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Two days before the ayatollah's arrival, the Shah's top commander had given specific assurances to Khomeini representatives that the military in principle was no longer opposed to political changes, including in "the cabinet". Two Weeks in January: America's secret engagement with Khomeini - BBC News 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z “The struggle with the arrogant power does not end after a deal, it will be continued,” the ayatollah told the students. Iran Nuclear Talks Still Face ‘Difficult Issues,’ Kerry Says 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z He became a religious scholar and in the early 1920s rose to become an 'ayatollah', a term for a leading Shia scholar. Iran's nuclear deal: The toughest of all challenges - BBC News 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z The ayatollah’s argument is that after the accord expires, Iran should be free to pursue “industrial scale” production of uranium. Crucial Questions Remain as Iran Nuclear Talks Approach Deadline 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z If the ayatollah has imposed this exalted position on the country, why are his ministers giving such a hard time to the U.S., 5 Key Issues in Nuclear Negotiations With Iran 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z After years of staying aloof from public debate, Iranian Americans — one of the nation’s most affluent and educated immigrant groups — are emerging as an unexpected and articulate constituency for U.S. diplomatic engagement with the ayatollahs. Iranian exiles respond in unexpected ways to idea of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Her great-grandfather was an ayatollah, a famous religious jurist - Ayatollah Naini - and as a result she was raised in a deeply religious atmosphere. Viewpoint: Islam v feminism? - BBC News 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z “I was outraged when a group of Republican senators sent a letter to the ayatollah,” Mrs. Clinton said. Hillary Clinton meets Iowa Obama supporters at gay rights activist’s home 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z And he must emerge from the talks able to make a convincing case that his concessions do not add up to what the ayatollah recently described as a “totalitarian agreement” sought by the Americans. Crucial Questions Remain as Iran Nuclear Talks Approach Deadline 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z In the 1980s, I fled from Iran, and some of my relatives were executed because they were against the tyranny of the ayatollahs. Don't Let Terrorists Determine the Limits of Free Speech 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z Perry denounced Obama for having “delusional thinking” when it comes to his assessment of global threats, adding that “he places naive trust in the ayatollah of Iran.” GOP 2016 contenders denounce Iranian nuclear framework deal 2015-04-25T04:00:00Z In the Shiite holy city of Qum, the group sat down with a reform-minded ayatollah who told them that Iran was on the verge of major change. Billboards in Iran Say ‘Death to America,’ but Officials Say ‘Let’s Make a Deal’ 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z It was unusually harsh language from the ayatollah and suggested that the Sunni-Shiite hostilities in the Yemen conflict were hardening. Fighting and Deprivation Worsen in Yemen 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z Speaking to an audience of religious chanters in his Tehran office, the ayatollah said that the only deal that would be worthy of congratulations would be one that ensured the “rights” and “dignity” of Iran. Iran’s Supreme Leader Noncommital on Nuclear Agreement 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z During this time, the ayatollah kept referring publicly to Iran’s “resistance economy,” a phrase that resounded among hard-liners who liked to portray the country as thriving by confronting the United States and its allies. C.I.A. Director Says Iran’s Economic Peril Helped Drive Nuclear Deal 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z On Iran, for instance, the Republican Congress has repeatedly flayed President Obama for failing to confront the dire threat posed by the ayatollahs. Rand Paul is already doomed: The simple reason why he will never, ever be president 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z The final two — Pakistan and North Korea — got the bomb, and got it following a path not so different than the one the ayatollahs are treading today. Ehud Barak: Iran Has Escaped a Noose 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z Further looming over the deterioration of U.S.-Israeli relations is the specter of the radical Iranian ayatollahs poised to develop nuclear weapons. Can US-Israeli relations get any worse? 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z It must be clear, the ayatollah said, that the negotiations were not going beyond the nuclear field. Iran’s Supreme Leader Noncommital on Nuclear Agreement 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z “Many people who oppose the Obama administration’s negotiations with the ayatollahs over the nuclear weapons issue have said that economic sanctions can solve the problem of a nuclear Iran. This is fundamentally false,” he said. For John Bolton, war is the answer 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z Former president Jimmy Carter, the man most responsible for putting Iran in the hands of the ayatollahs, was misguided in his March 29 op-ed, “Rebuilding Gaza will avert the next war.” Tensions are high between Israel and the Palestinian territories 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z The ayatollah’s comments contrasted with those of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who said “achieving a deal is possible” by the March 31 target date for a preliminary accord. Obama downplays Iran ‘death to America’ remarks, toes hard line on Benjamin Netanyahu 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z He has called Iran’s leaders “wolves in sheep’s clothing” and said they answer not to their citizens but to Holocaust-denying ayatollahs committed to Israel’s annihilation. Now comes the hard part for Netanyahu 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z The Cotton/GOP letter regarding Tehran’s atom-bomb talks with Obama was not sent to the ayatollahs. The worst excuse yet for the Senate Republicans' Iran letter 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z That may be just fine with the ayatollahs, who might lose their grip if Iran’s isolation ended. Imprisonment of Post reporter Jason Rezaian is a tragedy for Iran, too 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z In Iran, senior ayatollahs, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, have praised the often-criticized negotiators as patriots working for the good of the country. Crunch time as Iran nuclear talks resume 2015-03-14T04:00:00Z In contrast, Senate Republicans, backed by their counterparts in the House, are playing into the hands of the ayatollahs who don’t want peace. New England editorial roundup 2015-03-14T04:00:00Z “Let’s be very clear: Republicans are undermining our commander in chief while empowering the ayatollahs,” Reid said on the Senate floor. A Growing Lack of Trust 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z Collins’s answer was fairly sensible: “I don’t think that the ayatollah is going to be particularly convinced by a letter from members of the Senate.” Senator Tom Cotton’s Influence on the Republican Party 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z “It did not seem to me to be appropriate for us to be writing the ayatollah at this critical time during the negotiations.” With Iran letter, Tom Cotton emerges as leading GOP national security hawk 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z “But the real takeaway from this seems to be: No matter how evil our president or our Congress believes Iran to be, they would each rather deal with the ayatollah than each other.” Tom Cotton's Iran Letter Causes Backlash, Pundits React 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z Correspondents say the ayatollah was not seen as a frontrunner for the post. Iran hardliner to lead clerical body 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z "Republicans are undermining our commander in chief while empowering the ayatollahs," said Democratic Minority Leader Harry Reid. Republicans warn Iran nuclear deal with Obama may not last 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z "It is a foreign policy that treats the ayatollah of Iran with more respect than the prime minister of Israel," Rubio said. GOP contenders push for military action against ISIS 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z “It is a foreign policy that treats the ayatollah of Iran with more respect than the prime minister of Israel,” Rubio told those meeting near Washington at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference. Rubio: Obama sees deal with Iran as his legacy 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z Iran, the No. 4 oil-exporter among the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, remains too dependent on energy commodities to finance the government and social programs, the ayatollah said. Iran's ayatollah threatens energy embargo unless sanctions lifted 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z "He is the ayatollah of Alabama," Richard Cohen, president of the Southern Poverty Law Center, said of Moore in a phone interview with the Los Angeles Times late Sunday. Top Alabama judge orders state to ignore federal gay-marriage rulings 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z In Hamedan province, a senior ayatollah recently warned unmarried public workers to find a spouse within a year or risk losing their jobs. The No.1 mullahs dating agency 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z Notably missing here are portraits of ayatollahs Khomeini and Khamenei, as well as Palestinian and Iranian martyrs. Reclaiming the Prophet Muhammad in Iran Later in the day, the ayatollah added his voice to the campaign against racial profiling by police that accelerated with the Dec. 4 death of 43-year-old Eric Garner in New York. Iran's supreme leader tweets support for 'oppressed' Americans 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z The term ayatollah is associated with the clerical rulers in Tehran, but it’s primarily a title for a distinguished religious leader known as a marja, or source of emulation. The Struggle Between Sunni and Shia Muslims Explained “Today, US govt. is symbol of tyranny against humanity,” the ayatollah wrote on Twitter. Afghan Leader Expresses Shock at Torture Revelations 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z The scene soon switches to a smiling Muqtada Sadr, the prominent radical Shiite cleric, looking masterful as he meets with other ayatollahs. Chest-thumping patriotic videos get Iraqis pumped 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z Another ayatollah is likely to eventually gain the same devotion in a country where even the enemies bow down before the supreme leader. Speculation grows over health of Iran's supreme leader 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z Iranian leaders "did not want to be seen opposing the ayatollah," said an Iraqi official. Iran backs Iraq's effort to form unity government, diplomats say 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z The updates continued on Tuesday, with another image of the ayatollah apparently resting comfortably and reading a newspaper. Aides to Ayatollah Khamenei Tweet From His Hospital Room 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z “We are not against technology,” the ayatollah said. Iran Unfetters Cellphones, and the Pictures Start Flowing 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z For decades — from the era of the Western-backed shah to the rule of the ayatollahs that followed the 1979 Iranian Revolution — Ms. Behbahani was one of her country’s most celebrated writers. Simin Behbahani, celebrated poet known as the ‘lioness of Iran,’ dies at 87 Something, in the ruling ayatollahs’ view, must be done. Throwing off the covers 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z Mark Fitzpatrick of the International Institute for Strategic Studies conceded that the ayatollah’s statement showed that Iranian negotiators “are not authorized to accept cutbacks to the enrichment program.” Sanctions Give Obama Leverage in Iran Nuclear Talks 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z Spurned by the Americans, he became an ally of Mr. Sadr, the radical Shiite leader, a friend to Iran and a regular visitor to the Shiite ayatollahs in Najaf. For Iraq, Potential Leader With a Tarnished Past 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z Delivering the message from the grand ayatollah, he also urged the factions to select a parliamentary speaker and a president, and for the country to remain whole. Shiite Leader in Iraq Urges Quick Decision on New Government 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z The return of Mr. Sadr’s militia, however, is undoing that, even his former supporters say, with one ayatollah warning that the country is about to “fall into the abyss.” Challenges to Shiite Establishment Further Threaten the Future of Iraq 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z No epithet was too harsh for the ayatollahs and their minions, and "all options" were on the table for punishing Tehran. Further military intervention in Iraq? The very idea beggars belief 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z The ayatollah’s remarks also came against the backdrop of other events suggesting that the Obama administration was more amenable to negotiating with its adversaries than in fighting them. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Sees Change in West Point Speech 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z While participants are trying to see the silver lining to their divorce, the ayatollah apparently sees only red. Higher Ground: Put a ring on it 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z The Israeli leader said, “we must not let the ayatollahs win, we mustn’t let the foremost terrorist state of our time, Iran, develop the capability to produce nuclear weapons.” Hagel says US won’t let Iran build nuclear weapon 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z Western clothes are also uncomfortable, a prominent ayatollah said on Wednesday. Tehran Journal: When Freedom is the Right to Stay Under Wraps 2014-05-08T00:32:23Z We opposed them as enemies of democracy, and got ayatollahs and al-Qaida instead. Further military intervention in Iraq? The very idea beggars belief 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z Another, the ayatollah said, was support for what he called terrorist acts in Iran and elsewhere. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Sees Change in West Point Speech 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z Millions look to guidance from the clergy but Najafi's influence is the least of the grand ayatollahs. Maliki faces struggle to secure third term as Iraqi PM 2014-04-29T05:42:24Z Dismissing skeptics, the ayatollah said, “The resistance economy will lead to welfare and improving the condition of the life of all of the people, especially the poor.” Cut in Energy Subsidies Will Only Add to Iranians’ Economic Pain 2014-03-20T15:39:16Z “We will support all writers, journalists who are involved in publishing weeklies, monthlies and other publications in this field,” said Mr. Jannati, who is the pragmatic son of one of Iran’s most influential conservative ayatollahs. Iran’s Judiciary Closes a New Pro-Government Newspaper 2014-02-20T17:00:40Z “We obviously condemn the comments of the ayatollah, which are abhorrent,” Samantha Power, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said in a CNN interview Thursday. Iran wants right to enrich uranium recognized as part of agreement; Western powers wary 2013-11-22T13:32:49Z “We obviously condemn the comments of the ayatollah, which are abhorrent,” Samantha Power, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said in a CNN interview on Thursday. Nuclear deal with Iran hangs in balance as talks drag on 2013-11-21T23:54:50Z He is choosing to work in close alliance with the ayatollah. Iran's ayatollah-approved diplomacy 2013-09-27T14:51:12Z But, crucially, the president's call was directly reinforced the next day by the ayatollah himself. Rouhani shows muscles before UN meet 2013-09-19T12:50:28Z A Society Evolves By Chances are, if you played a game of word association with "Iran," you'd get back responses like hostage, theocracy, ayatollah, Persia, terrorism and nuclear proliferation. A Society Evolves 2013-09-04T01:10:07Z But he and the ayatollah offered somewhat different solutions. Iran’s President Puts New Focus on the Economy 2013-08-03T18:59:49Z Contrary to the expectations of conservative pundits in the West, his government did not follow in the draconian path of the Afghan Taliban or Iran’s ayatollahs. Opinion: Egypt’s Missed Opportunity 2013-07-27T18:30:01Z The ayatollahs failed to hire that mercenary of modern diplomacy, Tony Blair. What is David Cameron doing in Kazakhstan? 2013-07-01T09:01:59Z Polling stations opened at 8 a.m. and the ayatollah told reporters after he voted that candidates don’t matter, but the country does. As Iranians Vote, Khamenei Assails United States 2013-06-14T10:04:21Z The soundtrack for the second clip seems to capture a group of female mourners also chanting a slogan in favor of the dissidents ayatollahs. The Lede: Chants Against Iran’s Supreme Leader in Video of Dissident Cleric’s Funeral 2013-06-05T00:13:00Z America’s strategy of nuclear diplomacy with Iran, backed by sanctions, rests on convincing ayatollahs that, in dreaming of a sprint to a bomb, they are misjudging their national interest. Lexington: The price of detachment 2013-03-21T16:02:18Z Mr. Kupchan said the ayatollah’s worries may have been reflected in a Jan. 15 statement by the commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, Brig. Iranian Journalists Arrested, Accused of Ties to Foreign Media 2013-01-28T19:12:18Z Many observers both inside Iran and abroad will be watching with interest how the ayatollah and his Facebook team will manage the balance between likes and criticism at such a politically sensitive time. Iran's supreme leader 'likes' Facebook despite ban 2012-12-19T19:15:09Z There were those who couldn’t wait to see the Islamic Republic seriously challenged or even overthrown, and thought as president Romney would deal with the ayatollahs once and for all. Iranians Feel Safer With Obama 2012-11-08T09:45:00Z “Creating instability is among the arrogant powers’ insidious policies,” the semiofficial Fars news agency quoted the ayatollah as saying during a speech Shirvan, in eastern Iran. European Union Intensifies Sanctions on Iran 2012-10-15T15:29:31Z When we say an Iranian nuclear-weapons capability—and the regional instability that comes with it—is unacceptable, the ayatollahs must be made to believe us.” Ahead of presidential debate, polls show Obama favored on key issues 2012-10-02T16:47:17Z Far better, says Cohen, than the "feckless Shah" or the ayatollahs. Seven of the week's best reads 2012-08-03T17:48:59Z She thrashes “ayatollahs of breast-feeding” who she says magnify “the tyranny of maternal duty.” Elisabeth Badinter 2012-07-30T05:00:00Z "The fact U.N. representatives and European delegates still attend conferences in Tehran, at which the worst kind of anti-Semitism is sounded, lends legitimacy to the Iranian ayatollah regime," Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said. Israel accuses Iran of anti-Semitism after drug speech 2012-06-27T17:44:59Z That, I sense, would provoke a nationalist backlash and rescue the ayatollahs. Op-Ed Columnist: Hugs From Iran 2012-06-14T19:15:06Z On his , Khamenei goes about not only affairs of state but also the main business of an ayatollah — helping believers navigate the dilemmas posed by the modern world. Iran Nuclear Talks: Can Islam Guide the Way to Peace? 2012-04-11T08:35:37Z “We should become used to consuming every product that is produced inside the country,” the ayatollah said in his message, which was posted in several languages. Dueling Iranian New Year Greetings from Obama and Khamenei 2012-03-20T19:07:44Z But in a highly unusual bit of praise, the ayatollah commended Mr. Obama for asserting that he did not want a war. Iran Pressed to Give Nuclear Inspectors Full Access to Sites 2012-03-09T02:04:18Z The ayatollah said in a statement yesterday that “Iran has never been after nuclear weapons and never will be.” Iran’s Snub of UN Inspectors Dims Prospects for Nuclear Accord 2012-02-23T01:28:56Z Nothing happened, of course: The ayatollahs showed no interest in Obama’s entreaties. To Avoid All-Out War Give Iran One Last Chance: Jeffrey Goldberg 2012-01-10T00:26:01Z For the ayatollah, the March election must show — or be made to show — that he is still a revered and unchallenged authority, Iranian political historians and analysts said. Boycott by Reformers Could Undermine Elections in Iran 2012-01-03T02:17:18Z "His naive approach to Iran has allowed the ayatollahs to come to the brink of a nuclear weapon," said Romney spokeswoman Andrea Saul. Veterans to tout Obama's record as military leader 2011-12-15T22:46:54Z The ayatollahs will not be permitted to obtain nuclear weapons on my watch. Romney vows to visit Israel first if elected to White House 2011-12-07T02:54:02Z "Only when the ayatollahs no longer have doubts about America's resolve will they abandon their nuclear ambitions," he wrote. Romney: I will not let Iran get nuclear weapons 2011-11-10T01:46:33Z The ayatollah said that the United States was using the accusations to divert attention from its financial problems, suggesting that the protests over economic injustice sweeping the globe were an embarrassment to Washington. Iran Warns U.S. Against Trying to Pressure It 2011-10-17T00:55:21Z The ayatollah also commended the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York, Washington and other American cities, calling them a consequence of “the prevalence of top-level corruption, poverty and social inequality in America.” Iran Broadens Counter-Rhetoric on Alleged Plot, Calling It a Joke 2011-10-13T17:01:31Z The ayatollah himself was finally obliged to issue another edict the following week thanking the youth for their zeal, but ordering them to stay home. The Arbabsiar Case: Could Rogue Elements in Iran Be Behind It? 2011-10-12T20:35:00Z “The events taking place in Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, Libya, Bahrain and certain other countries today are decisive and destiny making for the Muslim nations,” the ayatollah said. Iran Concerned West Will Benefit From Arab Uprisings 2011-08-31T16:00:20Z It is time to get to know the ayatollah. Unlikely ayatollah 2011-08-04T11:12:34Z The ayatollah said, “Changing Iran into a parliamentary system from a presidential system” someday would not be a problem. Iran Warns U.S. Against Trying to Pressure It 2011-10-17T00:55:21Z Press TV quoted the ayatollah saying in a speech that “the corrupted capitalist system shows no mercy to any nation, including the American people.” Iran Broadens Counter-Rhetoric on Alleged Plot, Calling It a Joke 2011-10-13T17:01:31Z Ibrahim Karim, a baker, weeps at the grave of the late ayatollah Mohammad Beheshti, who died along with 71 other high officials in a bomb blast. In Tehran?s main cemetery, space for the dead is dwindling 2011-07-28T10:50:00Z So, to be more precise: I am not an Adobe ambassador, nor I am a web standards’ ayatollah. Why opposing HTML5 and Flash is a non-sense 2011-07-17T18:03:16Z Ali Khamenei tried to spread the ayatollah's message inside the country. Unlikely ayatollah 2011-08-04T11:12:34Z As Iran's president squares off against the country's chief ayatollah, the BBC's Iran correspondent James Reynolds asks if, this time, President Ahmadinejad is punching above his weight. Ahmadinejad v Ayatollah 2011-07-08T09:08:56Z “The ayatollah regime briefly suspended its nuclear program only once, in 2003, when it feared the possibility of military action” after the invasion of Iraq, Mr. Netanyahu said. Watchdog Finds Evidence That Iran Worked on Nuclear Triggers 2011-05-25T01:48:25Z The Guardian Council is partly appointed by the ayatollah. | MIDDLE EAST: Iran: Panel Rules President Overreached, Report Says 2011-05-21T02:32:10Z The Iranian ayatollahs “are losing steam, but they’re not yet totally discredited.” Brzezinski Says Obama Gets China, Flunks on Israel: Albert Hunt 2011-04-17T15:06:01Z But the ayatollah retains the loyalty of the Revolutionary Guard - the force that keeps him in power. Unlikely ayatollah 2011-08-04T11:12:34Z So, when Mr Ahmadinejad tried to fire the Intelligence Minister in April, the ayatollah was able to overrule him easily. Ahmadinejad v Ayatollah 2011-07-08T09:08:56Z The ayatollah's side prevailed, rounding up MKOs by the thousands and hanging them day after day after day in Evin Prison. Camp Ashraf: Iraqis Assault Odd Iranian Fringe Group 2011-04-14T08:03:07Z Given widely voiced trepidation that they are ayatollahs in sheep’s clothing, the Ikhwan remain on message about national unity. United in Protest, Cairo Activists Now Struggle With Politics 2011-03-18T16:01:26Z The United States still faces a hostile regime ruled by ayatollahs and protected by a brutal, profiteering Revolutionary Guard — tough enough to have weathered its own Egyptian-style uprising in 2009. America?s Journeys With Strongmen 2011-02-05T20:33:17Z The ayatollah wanted to bring Islamic rule to Iran. Unlikely ayatollah 2011-08-04T11:12:34Z The ayatollah and his powerful supporters in the Revolutionary Guard will not back down. Ahmadinejad v Ayatollah 2011-07-08T09:08:56Z He meanwhile devoted his time to theological studies in the Iranian holy city of Qom, in the hope of eventually becoming an ayatollah. Sadr's return 2011-01-08T14:12:28Z Mr. Rafsanjani played a leading role in bringing Mr. Khamenei to power, an appointment that overlooked his lack of formal qualifications as a grand ayatollah. In Iran, Future of University Is in Flux 2010-10-16T05:16:00Z Any number of Islamic scholars, mullahs and ayatollahs have declared honor killings to be contrary to their religion. Best Weapon Against Honor Killers: Shame 2010-09-25T03:37:00Z But the ayatollah will fight to pass on the system he inherited. Unlikely ayatollah 2011-08-04T11:12:34Z The parliament takes the side of the ayatollah and the Revolutionary Guard. Ahmadinejad v Ayatollah 2011-07-08T09:08:56Z Mr. Hayawi died in 2007, as a car bomb tore through his bookstore filled with tomes of ayatollahs, predictions by astrologers and poems of Communist intellectuals. After Years of War, Few Iraqis Have a Clear View of the Future 2010-09-01T00:52:00Z Then this week it was the ayatollahs of "net neutrality" who worked themselves up into a self-righteous lather over a compromise proposal from once-bitter foes Google and Verizon. The FCC and the bandwidth wars 2010-08-13T04:00:00Z After getting to know the son of an ayatollah, who explained the importance of not responding to everything, Radsan, an avid reader, knew he made the right choice. The Exclusive No-Cell Club 2010-08-10T06:01:00Z Her respect for the ayatollah, who she had interviewed for Lebanese television in 1990, was owing to his stance on women's rights, notably his demands that "honour killings" stop, she explained. Octavia Nasr fired by CNN over tweet praising late ayatollah 2010-07-08T19:21:00Z Britain's ambassador to Lebanon, Frances Guy, praised him in her blog, describing the ayatollah as a "much admired leader of many Shia Muslims throughout the world". The trouble with Twitter 2010-07-08T10:30:00Z The ayatollah routinely denounced the United States and supported suicide bombings against Israel. CNN Fires Editor After Hezbollah Twitter Message 2010-07-08T01:28:00Z We Americans may not know sheiks and mullahs and ayatollahs, but we know doctors and lawyers. Is Rima Fakih Moderate Because She Wore a Bikini? 2010-05-21T18:17:00Z The agents of Khamenei who tortured me for months said that by comparing the ayatollah to the shah I was implying that Khamenei was a dictator, and that calling him a dictator was an insult. Maziar Bahari: My Sentence in an Iranian Court 2010-05-10T21:49:00Z American support for the opposition proved that Mr. Obama’s claims to seek dialogue were a deception, the ayatollah said. Ayatollah Khamenei Denounces Overture by Obama 2010-03-22T03:27:00Z The performance completes a striking arc of a populist movement that inherited the mantle of a slain ayatollah, then forged a martial culture in its fight with the American military in 2004. Followers of Sadr Emerge Stronger After Iraq Elections 2010-03-16T22:16:00Z “The marjaiya does not want to want to run the political process,” said Muhammad Hussein al-Hakim, the eldest son of one of the three other grand ayatollahs, Muhammad Said al-Hakim. Iraq?s Top Cleric Refuses to Influence Elections 2010-03-02T23:49:00Z There is more to this tug of war than a battle for influence between ayatollahs. Golden city 2010-02-27T12:12:00Z On Feb. 1, the ayatollah, as if apotheosized, returned home triumphantly from France to joy and subsequent years of then-unimagined absolute power and ruthless change. 2010-01-11T12:23:00Z More embarrassing still for a regime that describes itself as Islamic is the government’s treatment of dissident clerics, including some prominent ayatollahs. 2009-12-29T12:16:00Z In a news conference this month from Iran, where followers say he is studying to become an ayatollah, he struck a much more forceful tone. Followers of Sadr Emerge Stronger After Iraq Elections 2010-03-16T22:16:00Z This was the home of Sheikh Mohammed al-Yaqubi, one of five ayatollahs at the shrine. Golden city 2010-02-27T12:12:00Z |
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