Supreme Leader Khamenei approved the strategy giving IRGC full command authority during 'armed security situations' with internet shutdowns, leaked documents show.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Iranian protesters carried out acts similar to Islamic State and blamed the US for creating the group.

Iran's supreme leader warned Sunday that any attack by the United States would spark a "regional war" in the Middle East, further escalating tensions as U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to militarily strike the Islamic Republic over its crackdown on recent nationwide protests.

The two leaders have been engaged in a war of words as US naval forces move closer to Iran. On Saturday, Iran reported two explosions, one in Bandar Abbas killing one and another in the city of Ahvaz

US President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, stating he should be very worried.

Iran and the United States will hold high-level nuclear talks in Oman on Friday after days of uncertainty over the format and venue, even as US President Donald Trump issues a stark warning to Iran’s Supreme Leader and regional tensions remain elevated.

Khamenei on Sunday described popular unrest in Iran as “a coup that was suppressed,” and reiterated claims that the U.S. was behind the protests. He also said that the Iranian people, who posed the most serious challenge to his authority in the history of the Islamic Republic, are ready for another war.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has earned the deragatory nickname "Moush-Ali," Persian for "Rat-Ali," following his rush to hide underground due to fears of an imminent strike by the US, Iran International reported.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made a public appearance to pray at the tomb of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ruhollah Khomeini, according to a post on his official X account.