Left-wing radicalism dominated the 1970s – until the 1979 Iranian Revolution became a catalyst for ‘a new and different ...

Preparations ordered by the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, before his assassination on February 28th, proceeded as ...

Mojtaba Khamenei takes on a role that makes him not only Iran’s spiritual leader but also the highest authority in the land.

The succession of the slain leader’s son is seen as a signal of the Islamic republic’s defiance of Israel and the United States, and of continuity during crisis.

Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei both ruled Iran for 37 years. Their shared miscalculation: that Iran’s people could be bent to their will indefinitely. Originally published at Th ...

Mojtaba Khamenei, a mid-ranking cleric with influence inside Iran's security forces, had been seen as a frontrunner leading ...

Iran's new supreme leader faces a massive external assault and growing internal anger at a time when the backing of the diehard ideologues who supported his predecessors is less clear than before.

The Supreme Leader, who ruled the Islamic Republic for nearly four decades, has been killed by Israel and the United States.

Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei, who ruled Iran with an iron fist as its supreme leader for nearly four decades, facing off against the US and Israel while crushing dissent and advancing a ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) – Faith leaders across New York gathered outside an ICE facility at Federal Plaza in Manhattan, calling for dignity and protection for immigrant communities. Ash Wednesday marks the ...

WASHINGTON (RNS) — The statement’s signers include a mix of denominational leaders, seminary presidents, scholars and leaders of prominent congregations. WASHINGTON (RNS) — A group of nearly 400 ...

A federal judge ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to allow religious leaders into a detention facility in the Chicago suburbs for Ash Wednesday next week and enable them to offer ...