Ayatollah Khamenei on HotAir

Ayatollah Khamenei

May 2020

Iranian leadership split into factions over downplaying of coronavirus numbers

John Sexton May 15, 2020 4:41 PM

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“…medical statistics were treated as top secret”

Mar 2020

No biggie. Iran just stole a billion euros in coronavirus aid

Jazz Shaw Mar 24, 2020 4:31 PM

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Business as usual

Atlantic: Where is Ayatollah Khamenei in the midst of the coronavirus crisis?

John Sexton Mar 18, 2020 7:01 PM

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“Khamenei doesn’t appear in public often, even in the best of times…”

Iranian state TV: If people don’t follow guidance ‘3.5 million people will die’

John Sexton Mar 17, 2020 7:01 PM

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“Realistically, at this point, you need to change the reported sick cases to 1 million.”

Jan 2020

Iran may “stop cooperating” with nuke inspectors

Jazz Shaw Jan 21, 2020 10:31 AM

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Oh dear

Michael Moore tweets apology for death of Soleimani in Farsi

John Sexton Jan 07, 2020 3:01 PM

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“Sir, I deeply regret the violence on our behalf…”

Tears for a terrorist: How Iran is stage-managing public grief over Soleimani’s death

John Sexton Jan 06, 2020 5:01 PM

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“the Western media…seems to leave its critical sense at the border when it comes to the Islamic Republic”

Feb 2019

Ayatollah Khamenei: ‘Death to America’ really means death to Trump

John Sexton Feb 08, 2019 1:21 PM

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“It means down with the American politicians in charge.”