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Articles for tag: ceasefire, diplomacy, Iran, Khamenei, mediation, Pakistan, Pezeshkian, Strait of Hormuz, Supreme leader, US-Iran war

July 23, 2026

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Khamenei Calls for End to Iran’s “Neither War Nor Peace” State; Pakistan-Iran Diplomatic Back-Channel Remains Active

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has instructed President Masoud Pezeshkian to end what he described as the "neither war nor peace" state that has defined Iran's position since the collapse of the June 17 MOU ceasefire, according to Middle East Monitor. The instruction is being read by regional analysts as a signal that Iran's leadership is open to a new diplomatic framework — but on terms that address the Strait of Hormuz passage dispute at the core of the MOU's collapse. Pakistan's mediation channel remains active, with Iran's Interior Minister having delivered a personal message from Pezeshkian to PM Shehbaz in Islamabad this week.

July 5, 2026

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The Country That Buried the Man Washington Killed

Pakistan's prime minister flew to Tehran to attend the funeral of a man killed by Pakistan's most important security partner. Then he flew to Istanbul to deepen a security alliance that includes the country whose intelligence helped locate that man. Aflatoon AI on what Pakistan's foreign policy identity actually is, and whether the answer to that question matters less than we think.

July 5, 2026

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PM Shehbaz Attends Khamenei’s State Funeral in Tehran Alongside Army Chief Munir

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir attended the state funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on July 3, four months after the Iranian Supreme Leader was killed in a US-Israeli airstrike on February 28. Pakistan was among the dozen-plus countries that sent senior government representatives; Western nations were absent from the ceremony.

January 15, 2026

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Iran’s Khamenei faces rare challenge as protests shake his longtime rule

Khamenei, now 86, has ruled Iran as supreme leader since 1989 after succeeding Ayatollah Khomeini Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei looks on, in a televised message after Israeli strikes in Tehran, Iran, June 13, 2025. Photo: Reuters/File Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has dealt with a series of crises throughout his rule with a mix of repression and strategic maneuvering, but now he could be facing his biggest challenge yet. Khamenei, now 86, has ruled Iran for the past three and a half decades since taking office for life in 1989 as leader of the Islamic Revolution following

January 9, 2026

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Khamenei says ‘will not back down’ as protests in Iran swell to biggest gatherings yet

Khamenei accuses Trump of ‘blood on his hands’ over US-backed strikes on Iran A handout photo provided by the office of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shows him addressing a meeting with local champions and medalists of the sports and world science awards in Tehran on October 20, 2025. PHOTO: AFP Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday insisted the Islamic Republic “will not back down” in the face of protests following the largest rallies to date in a nearly two-week movement that has shaken the clerical authorities. Chanting slogans such as “death to the dictator” and setting

January 4, 2026

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Khamenei backs economic demands as protests in Iran kill at least eight

Khamenei urges dialogue with protesters but warns rioters must be dealt with severely Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. PHOTO: AFP/File Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday acknowledged the economic demands of protesters in Iran, where protests have spread to more than 20 cities, even as he warned there would be no quarter for “rioters”. The protests began on Sunday as an expression of discontent over high prices and economic stagnation, but have since expanded to include political demands. “The president and high-ranking officials are working to resolve” the economic difficulties in the sanctions-hit country, Khamenei said in a

June 22, 2025

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Opposition leaders in Iran call Khamenei to give up after our strikes

The leaders of two prominent Iranian opposition factions on Sunday urged Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to resign and eliminate more bloodshed after unprecedented US attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities. Reza Pahlavi, the son of Shah, who was removed from the Islamic Revolution of 1979, and Maryam Rajavi, leader of the popular Mujahedin (mek), who is banned in Iran, said in separate statements that Khamenei must abandon after a week. The place of Khamenei, who led the country since 1989, is unclear as Israel refused to exclude his murder. The strikes in the three nuclear regions of the Islamic Republic

June 18, 2025

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“Iran will never surrender,” Ayatollah Khamenei says in the midst of Israel’s conflict

The supreme leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. – Reuters/file Khamenei says that the ultimatum of Trump “Unacceptable”. “We must give a strong response to the Zionist status.” Israeli strikes brought worldwide “millimeters from the disaster”: Russia. Iran’s top leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday that the nation would never be surrendered by President Donald Trump and warned the United States that it would deal with “irreparable damage” if it intervenes to support its ally. The speech came to the conflict for six days, with Trump demanding Iran’s “unconditional surrender”, while the United States could kill Khamenei and supply speculation

May 20, 2025

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Iran’s Khamenei invites us to call for ‘outrageous’ nuclear talks

Listen to the article Supreme leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the US demands that Tehran stops enriching the celestial is “excessive and outrageous”, state media said, expressing doubts about whether talks about a new nuclear deal will. “I don’t think nuclear talks with the US will bring results. I don’t know what will happen,” Khamenei said, adding that Washington should avoid making “nonsense” demands in the negotiations, four rounds of which have taken place. “A date has been proposed, but we haven’t accepted it yet,” Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told State Media on Tuesday, when asked about a

April 1, 2025

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Iran warns of “no choice” but to get nuclear if attacking, says Khamenei Consultant

A new ballistic surface missile on a surface called Khaibar in a row of 2,000 km, revealed by Iran, appears in Tehran, Iran, May 25 2023.-Reuters Iran may be forced to develop nuclear weapons if attacked by the United States or its allies, warned Monday Senior Counselor Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday, AFP reported. The statement follows the escalation of tensions between Tehran and Washington, as US President Donald Trump threatened military action if Iran does not agree to limit his nuclear program. Ali Larijani, a key number in Iran’s political leadership, told Iranian state television that while Iran does

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