Twin attacks on the Iranian parliament and Ayatollah Khomeini's mausoleum in the capital, Tehran, have killed at least 12 people and injured many more. After hours of intermittent gunfire ...

Khomeini was a marja or marja al-taqlid ("source of emulation", also known as a Grand Ayatollah) in Twelver Shi'a Islam, but is most famous for his political role. In his writings and preachings ...

Protesters in Iran have set fire to the ancestral home of the founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Images posted on social media show part of the structure in the city of ...

Oriana Fallaci the Italian journalist who is noted for her provocative interviews interviews the leader of the Islamic Revolution the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini on Sept 12 1979 For 10 days Oriana ...

Only the second Supreme Leader since the Islamic revolution of 1979, Khamenei was a close ally of Khomeini. He served as Iran's president from 1981 to 1989 before succeeding Khomeini, with his ...