Ali Khamenei tracker — speeches, statements and decrees
✦Every reported public move by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei — speeches and Friday sermons, statements on the United States, Israel and nuclear talks, decrees and appointments, meetings and public appearances — collected from 310+ graded news outlets and government sources, in one place. Latest: “Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei orders officials to end ‘neither war nor peace situation’ with US” (Hindustan Times, 14h ago).
Public actions log
✦| Nov 9, 2026 | Decree / appointment | Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei orders officials to end ‘neither war nor peace situation’ with US HINDUSTAN TIMES1 outlet |
Built automatically from headlines that say Khamenei did something — gave a speech or sermon, issued a statement or message, made an appointment, met someone, appeared in public. Statements by his office or advisers, other people’s comments about him, his son Mojtaba, plans, rumours and analysis are left out. One row per day and type. Faded rows come from a single outlet that is not A/B graded.
Latest Ali Khamenei headlines
✦The US, Israel & war
✦Timeline · key moments
✦- Jun 26, 2025In his first video address after the ceasefire, claims victory over Israel and the United States
- Jun 13, 2025Israel begins air strikes on Iran’s nuclear and military sites; the US strikes Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan on June 22 and a ceasefire takes hold on June 24
- Oct 4, 2024Leads Friday prayers in Tehran for the first time in nearly five years, days after Iran’s October 1 missile attack on Israel
- Apr 13, 2024Iran launches its first direct missile and drone attack on Israel
- Oct 3, 2022In his first remarks on the protests after Mahsa Amini’s death in custody, blames the United States and Israel for the unrest
- Jan 6, 2020Leads funeral prayers in Tehran for Qasem Soleimani, killed by a US strike in Baghdad on January 3
- May 8, 2018The United States withdraws from the JCPOA and reimposes sanctions
- Jul 14, 2015Iran and six world powers conclude the JCPOA nuclear agreement
- Jun 19, 2009Backs the disputed re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a Friday sermon as mass protests continue
- Jun 4, 1989Chosen as Supreme Leader by the Assembly of Experts after Khomeini’s death
- 1985Re-elected president
- Oct 1981Elected president of Iran after President Mohammad-Ali Rajai is killed in a bombing
- Jun 27, 1981Injured by a bomb hidden in a tape recorder at a Tehran mosque
- 1979Joins the Revolutionary Council after the Islamic Revolution
Key facts
✦- Born
- 1939, in Mashhad, Iran
- After the revolution
- Member of the Revolutionary Council formed under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1979
- Assassination attempt
- June 27, 1981 — a bomb at a Tehran mosque injured his right arm
- President of Iran
- Elected in October 1981 and re-elected in 1985; served until August 1989
- Became Supreme Leader
- June 4, 1989 — chosen by the Assembly of Experts the day after Khomeini died
- The office
- Under Iran’s constitution (1979, amended 1989) the Supreme Leader commands the armed forces and appoints the head of the judiciary, the head of state broadcasting and six of the twelve Guardian Council members
- Nuclear fatwa
- Iran told the IAEA in August 2005 that he had issued a fatwa forbidding nuclear weapons
Specialist sources
- Iran International — London-based Persian-language broadcaster, critical of the Islamic Republicnothing on this beat in the last 30 days
- IranWire — news by Iranian journalists inside and outside the countrynothing on this beat in the last 30 days
- Al-Monitor — Middle East news and analysis, incl. Iranian politicsnothing on this beat in the last 30 days
- Middle East Eye — London-based Middle East news sitenothing on this beat in the last 30 days
- Crisis Group — conflict-prevention reports on Iran and the nuclear filenothing on this beat in the last 30 days
- Tehran Times — Iranian English-language daily — state media (graded S)nothing on this beat in the last 30 days
Questions people ask
What has Khamenei said or done most recently?
WARNPOINT’s most recent logged public action is decree / appointment on Nov 9, 2026 (“Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei orders officials to end ‘neither war nor peace situation’ with US”, reported by 1 outlet). 1 logged in the last 30 days. The log updates every 15 minutes from 310+ news sources.
When did Ali Khamenei become Supreme Leader?
On June 4, 1989, when the Assembly of Experts chose him the day after the death of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the 1979 revolution.
Was Khamenei president of Iran?
Yes. He was elected president in October 1981 and re-elected in 1985, serving until he became Supreme Leader in 1989.
Who chooses Iran’s Supreme Leader?
The Assembly of Experts, an elected body of senior clerics, which under the constitution also has the power to supervise and dismiss the leader.
What is Khamenei’s nuclear fatwa?
A religious ruling against nuclear weapons that Iran cited at the IAEA in August 2005. Iran presents it as binding; Western governments have questioned what it means in practice.
Where does this information come from?
From 310+ news outlets WARNPOINT reads around the clock — including Iran International, IranWire, Al-Monitor, Middle East Eye and international wires — each graded for reliability. Iranian state media (Tehran Times) is graded S and labelled. His office publishes his statements at khamenei.ir; statements are attributed to him or his office. Nothing on this page is AI-written.