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NDTV Exclusive: Inside The Notorious Prison Where Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Was Tortured
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has served as the second supreme leader of Iran since 1989. He is a powerful figure in the Middle East now and had issued a 'fatwa' or religious decree against US President Donald Trump and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Iran Extends Access To Airspace For Overflights After Ceasefire
Iran has expanded access to its airspace for international overflights following a ceasefire with Israel, though flight restrictions remain in place across much of the country.
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How Iran, US And Israel's Closest Ally In The Middle East, Became Their Bitterest Enemy
Under the reign of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Iran, once America and Israel's closest ally in the Middle East, became their bitterest enemy
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Succession Plans For Iran's Khamenei Hit Top Gear
The clock's ticking for senior clerics seeking a successor to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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Iran's First Supreme Leader's Ancestors Lived In This Indian Village
Gripped in a bitter flareup in the Middle East crisis, the Islamic regime in Iran has vowed not to yield to US pressure and Israeli missiles.
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House Of Iran's 1st Supreme Leader That Stands Bereft Of Grandeur In Tehran
A narrow lane leads to a modest single-story house in Tehran that was once the abode of Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini.
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Fall Of Shah, Rise Of Raisi: How Ebrahim Raisi Consolidated Power In Iran
Revered by the hardline factions within Iran's regime and reviled by human rights organisations, Ebrahim Raisi's journey from a low-ranking cleric's son to the zenith of Iranian power to an abrupt death in an air crash is steeped in controversy.
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Video: Protestors Burn Down Home Of Iran's 1st Supreme Leader Khomeini
Protesters in Iran have set fire to the ancestral home of the Islamic Republic's founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Videos posted on social media showed part of the structure in the city of Khomein being set ablaze.
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Salman Rushdie Attacker In Video From Jail: "I Don't Like Him Very Much"
The man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie said he respected Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini but would not say if he was inspired by a fatwa issued by the former Iranian leader.
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Read Some Pages Of Salman Rushdie's "The Satanic Verses", Says Attacker
The man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie said he respected Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and he read a couple of pages from Salman Rushdie's novel "The Satanic Verses".
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How Attack On Salman Rushdie Shows Enduring Impact of Fatwas
The 1989 fatwa imposed by Iran's late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini on Salman Rushdie for his novel "the Satanic Verses" has haunted many liberal novelists and thinkers whose writings were also seen as insulting to Islam and the Prophet Mohammad.
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The Enduring Impact Of Fatwas
The 1989 fatwa imposed by Iran's late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini on Salman Rushdie for his novel "the Satanic Verses" has haunted many liberal novelists whose writings were seen as insulting to Islam.
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The 33-Year-Old Fatwa Against Salman Rushdie
Friday's knife attack on Salman Rushdie comes more than 33 years after the fatwa against him by Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, in which he sentenced him to death.
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Satellite Photos Show Iran Had Another Failed Space Launch
Iran likely suffered another failed launch of a satellite-carrying rocket in recent days attempting to reinvigorate a programme criticised by the West, even as Tehran faces last-minute negotiations with world powers to save its tattered nuclear deal in Vienna.
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All 176 On Board Ukrainian Plane That Crashed In Iran Killed
A Ukrainian airliner crashed soon after taking off from Tehran's Imam Khomeini airport on Wednesday, killing all 176 people aboard, Iran's state television and Ukraine's leaders said.
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NDTV Exclusive: Inside The Notorious Prison Where Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Was Tortured
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has served as the second supreme leader of Iran since 1989. He is a powerful figure in the Middle East now and had issued a 'fatwa' or religious decree against US President Donald Trump and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.
-
Iran Extends Access To Airspace For Overflights After Ceasefire
Iran has expanded access to its airspace for international overflights following a ceasefire with Israel, though flight restrictions remain in place across much of the country.
-
How Iran, US And Israel's Closest Ally In The Middle East, Became Their Bitterest Enemy
Under the reign of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Iran, once America and Israel's closest ally in the Middle East, became their bitterest enemy
-
Succession Plans For Iran's Khamenei Hit Top Gear
The clock's ticking for senior clerics seeking a successor to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
-
Iran's First Supreme Leader's Ancestors Lived In This Indian Village
Gripped in a bitter flareup in the Middle East crisis, the Islamic regime in Iran has vowed not to yield to US pressure and Israeli missiles.
-
House Of Iran's 1st Supreme Leader That Stands Bereft Of Grandeur In Tehran
A narrow lane leads to a modest single-story house in Tehran that was once the abode of Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini.
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Fall Of Shah, Rise Of Raisi: How Ebrahim Raisi Consolidated Power In Iran
Revered by the hardline factions within Iran's regime and reviled by human rights organisations, Ebrahim Raisi's journey from a low-ranking cleric's son to the zenith of Iranian power to an abrupt death in an air crash is steeped in controversy.
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Video: Protestors Burn Down Home Of Iran's 1st Supreme Leader Khomeini
Protesters in Iran have set fire to the ancestral home of the Islamic Republic's founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Videos posted on social media showed part of the structure in the city of Khomein being set ablaze.
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Salman Rushdie Attacker In Video From Jail: "I Don't Like Him Very Much"
The man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie said he respected Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini but would not say if he was inspired by a fatwa issued by the former Iranian leader.
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Read Some Pages Of Salman Rushdie's "The Satanic Verses", Says Attacker
The man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie said he respected Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and he read a couple of pages from Salman Rushdie's novel "The Satanic Verses".
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How Attack On Salman Rushdie Shows Enduring Impact of Fatwas
The 1989 fatwa imposed by Iran's late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini on Salman Rushdie for his novel "the Satanic Verses" has haunted many liberal novelists and thinkers whose writings were also seen as insulting to Islam and the Prophet Mohammad.
-
The Enduring Impact Of Fatwas
The 1989 fatwa imposed by Iran's late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini on Salman Rushdie for his novel "the Satanic Verses" has haunted many liberal novelists whose writings were seen as insulting to Islam.
-
The 33-Year-Old Fatwa Against Salman Rushdie
Friday's knife attack on Salman Rushdie comes more than 33 years after the fatwa against him by Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, in which he sentenced him to death.
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Satellite Photos Show Iran Had Another Failed Space Launch
Iran likely suffered another failed launch of a satellite-carrying rocket in recent days attempting to reinvigorate a programme criticised by the West, even as Tehran faces last-minute negotiations with world powers to save its tattered nuclear deal in Vienna.
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All 176 On Board Ukrainian Plane That Crashed In Iran Killed
A Ukrainian airliner crashed soon after taking off from Tehran's Imam Khomeini airport on Wednesday, killing all 176 people aboard, Iran's state television and Ukraine's leaders said.
