Ayatollah Khamenei: Iran will destroy Israeli cities If attacked

Published on March 21, 2013

Iran's clerical supreme leader said on Thursday the Islamic Republic would destroy the Israeli cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa if it came under attack from the Jewish state.

For Netanyahu, N. Korea nuclear test offers lesson on Iran

Published on February 19, 2013

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pointed on Monday to North Korea's latest nuclear test as proof the world must keep up pressure on Iran to prevent it acquiring atomic weapons.

Iran’s supreme leader rejects direct talks with U.S.

Published on February 7, 2013

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, rejected a U.S. proposal for direct talks between the two countries.

Iran’s supreme leader blames ‘evil Zionists’ for anti-Islam film

Published on September 14, 2012

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, blamed “evil Zionists” and the U.S. government for the anti-Islam film that has sparked violent protests in Muslim countries.

August 16, 2012

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on August 16, 2012

May 10, 2012

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on May 10, 2012

Report: Obama tells Khamenei to prove there’s no weapons ambition

Published on April 6, 2012

President Obama reportedly relayed a message to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei challenging the Iranian supreme leader to prove his assertion that Iran does not want a nuclear weapon.

Khamenei: Iran will attack to defend itself

Published on March 20, 2012

In the face of aggression from the United States or Israel, Iran will attack to defend itself, Iran's most powerful figure, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday.

Iran defiant as U.N. nuclear talks fail

Published on February 22, 2012

The U.N. nuclear watchdog ended its latest mission to Iran after talks on Tehran's suspected secret atomic weapons research failed, a setback likely to increase the risk of confrontation with the West.

Iran threatens retaliation over oil embargo

Published on February 3, 2012

Iran's supreme leader threatened on Friday to retaliate against the West for sanctions, a day after a U.S. newspaper said defense secretary Leon Panetta believed Israel was likely to bomb Iran within months to stop it building a nuclear bomb.

New book: Iran sanctions only If coupled with diplomacy

Published on January 31, 2012

News on the Iran front is getting more and more complicated. I am not referring to the situation at Iran's nuclear facilities but to the one here in Washington, where Congress, deep into election-year fundraising and thinking about the March AIPAC policy conference, is crafting yet another sanctions bill.

Iran calls for Israel to be ‘punished’

Published on January 20, 2012

An ally of Iran's supreme leader called on Friday for Israel to be "punished" for killing a nuclear scientist and the top U.S. general urged his Israeli ally to coordinate with Washington as crisis builds in the Middle East.