Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, shown at a 2007 gathering of Basij militia forces with Revolutionary Guard commanders in Tehran, is regarded in Iran as the highest-ranking cleric in Shiite Islam. In a speech, he warned opposition leaders and the West. His address was the latest attempt to divide a movement that continues despite months of arrests and violent reprisals.

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, shown at a 2007 gathering of Basij militia forces with Revolutionary Guard commanders in Tehran, is regarded in Iran as the highest-ranking cleric in Shiite Islam. In a speech, he warned opposition leaders and the West. His address was the latest attempt to divide a movement that continues despite months of arrests and violent reprisals.

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