Supreme leader says Tehran not pursuing weapons of mass destruction for religious reasons, urges cooperation with UN watchdog but 'existing nuclear infrastructure' must remain

Iranian supreme leader says any compromise would only bring further hostility from enemies, blames recent widespread rights protests on 'thugs and villains'

Supreme leader makes comments in meeting with visiting sultan of Oman; hacker group takes responsibility for defacing Iranian state websites with images of exiled group

Supreme leader, president host Iraqi PM in Tehran; Raisi emphasizes common interests with neighbor, says Washington disregards region's interests

During emotional address in Tel Aviv, Reza Pahlavi says Israel and Iran can be 'strategic partners' and that majority of Iranians 'think differently' from regime

Khamenei rejects calls by anti-regime protesters and former PM Rouhani for national votes to be held on some matters

Khamenei, referencing 2015 remarks giving Jewish state another 25 years, says internal crisis over judicial overhaul is tearing country apart sooner than he thought

Number cited by head of judiciary offers glimpse at scale of crackdown on demonstrations since September, but also suggests regime feels secure in quelling movement

In first comments on incidents, Islamic Republic's leader calls string of incidents 'unforgivable crime,' as Tehran probes alleged attacks on over 50 schools

'This is a persistent threat' by Islamist regime, says Tom Tugendhat, after Jewish woman who met Khamenei says she was told Tehran preparing to kill top Jews if Israel strikes Iran