9 hours ago · Both President Trump and Iranian officials have shown interest in negotiations. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called the idea unwise, but stopped short of ordering his government not to engage.

After the Iraqi Army was expelled from Iran in 1982, Khamenei became one of the main opponents of his own decision to counter-invade into Iraq, an opinion Khamenei shared with Prime Minister Mir-Hossein Mousavi, with whom he would later conflict during the 2009–10 Iranian election protests.

13 hours ago · In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei listens to the national anthem at the start of a meeting with a group of air force officers in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025.

10 hours ago · Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday rejected the idea of holding talks with the Trump administration, saying that experience had shown it was “not rational, intelligent, or ...

10 hours ago · Iran's supreme leader warns against negotiating with the US, citing previous experiences and urging caution in diplomacy.

13 hours ago · Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday experience had proven that talks with the United States are "not smart, wise or honorable", the official IRNA news agency reported.

2 days ago · The Official Website of Ayatollah Khamenei, bringing you the latest news, photos, and videos on the Leader of the Islamic Revolution of Iran

Jan 29, 2025 · Ali Khamenei, Iranian cleric and politician who served as president of Iran (1981–89) and as rahbar, or leader, of Iran (1989– ). He represented a hard-line approach to the revolution, demonstrated by his hawkishness in the Iran-Iraq War and Iran’s nuclear program.

6 hours ago · Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has dismissed the prospect of nuclear talks with the United States, insisting that negotiations would not address Iran's problems.

12 hours ago · Iran’s supreme leader says that negotiations with America “are not intelligent, wise or honorable” after President Donald Trump floated nuclear talks with Tehran