Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Iran bans teaching of English in schools after ‘cultural invasion’ warning

Kerman - Muslimchronicle

Iran has banned the teaching of English in primary schools, a senior education official has said, after Islamic leaders warned that early learning of the language opened the way to a western “cultural invasion”. “Teaching English in government and non-government primary schools in the official curriculum is against laws and regulations,” Mehdi Navid-Adham, head of the state-run high education council,Read more

The factions that will decide Iran's protest response

Tehran - Muslimchronicle

Recent unrest has highlighted the deep-seated frustration felt by many Iranians over the economy and their demands for reform, and attention now turns to how the political establishment will respond. Often seen in monolithic terms outside the country, Iran's politicians are vetted by a conservative-dominated Guardian Council to ensure they are loyal to the Islamic revolution, and ultimate power restsRead more

Huge pro-regime rallies in Iran

Tehran - Muslimchronicle

Iran's Revolutionary Guards chief announced the "end of the sedition" Wednesday as tens of thousands rallied in a show of strength for the country's Islamic rulers after days of deadly unrest. General Mohammad Ali Jafari said the Guards only intervened "in a limited way" against fewer than 15,000 "troublemakers" nationwide, adding that a large number had been arrested. The White House declaredRead more

Hundreds arrested as Khamenei blames Iran's 'enemies' for unrest

Tehran - Muslimchronicle

Iran's supreme leader blamed "enemies" Tuesday for unrest that has seen 21 deaths as Washington sought to increase pressure on the Islamic regime that was facing its biggest test in years. In a speech carried on state television, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei broke his silence on the protests for the first time since they erupted last Thursday. "The enemies have united and areRead more

Leaked meeting notes reveal panic among Iranian regime

Tehran - Muslimchronicle

Leaked notes from meetings between Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the country’s political leaders and heads of security expressed that the recent nationwide protests have hurt every sector of the economy and “threaten the regime’s security”. The report which was leaked to Fox News, covered several meetings up until December 31. It was translated from Farsi to EnglishRead more

Saudi crown prince calls Iran's supreme leader 'new Hitler'

Riyadh - Muslimchronicle

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has denounced Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as the "new Hitler of the Middle East", as tensions simmer between the regional rivals. Saudi Arabia and Iran have engaged in a bitter war of words after a missile fired from Yemen was intercepted near Riyadh airport on November 4. The missile was claimed byRead more

Iran supreme leader dismisses Trump's 'rants and whoppers'

Tehran - Muslimchronicle

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed US President Donald Trump's aggressive criticism as the "rants and whoppers" of a "brute" in a speech on Wednesday. "I don't want to waste my time on answering the rants and whoppers of the brute US president," Khamenei said in a speech to students in Tehran, published on his Telegram channel, in hisRead more

Khamenei censures Trump's anti-Iran remarks as "ugly"

Tehran - Muslimchronicle

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday deplored the recent anti-Iran remarks by the U.S. President Donald Trump as "ugly" "foolish" and "sheer lies," Press TV reported. "That foolish, extremely ugly and hideous speech by the U.S. president, with its gangster and cowboy language fraught with sheer lies, stems from their fury and frustration," said Khamenei. During his speechRead more

Iran’s Khamenei warns against US ‘wrong move’ on nuclear deal

Dubai - Muslimchronicle

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday Iran would react strongly to any “wrong move” by the United States on Tehran’s nuclear accord with world powers, days after President Donald Trump said Iran violated the agreement’s “spirit”. “The Iranian nation is standing firm and any wrong move by the domineering regime regarding the (nuclear accord) will face the reactionRead more