In a moment that could have changed Middle Eastern history, Mossad debated assassinating Ayatollah Khomeini—then chose to ...

Under the reign of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Iran, once America and Israel's closest ally in the Middle East, became their ...

Imam Khomeini spent over 14 years in exile, mostly in the holy city of Najaf in Iraq. Initially, he was sent to Turkey on 4 November 1964, where he stayed in the city of Bursa for less than a year. He ...

They began as quiet scholars. They ended up reshaping the Middle East. The untold story of how Khomeini and Khamenei turned ...

Imam Khomeini, born on September 24, 1902, spent years in exile in Iraq, Turkey, and France, leading the movement that overthrew the Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and established the Islamic Republic.

In the concluding part of our series on US-Iran relations, we examine the Shah’s push for modernisation, the emergence of ...

Reza Pahlavi, son of Iran's last Shah, has intensified his call for regime change, claiming the Islamic Republic is on the verge of collapse and Supreme Leader Khamenei is losing control. He urged ...

Imam Khomeini spent many years in exile in Iraq, Turkey, and France, from where he led a swelling grassroots movement, which ultimately ousted the Shah and led to the formation of the Islamic ...

Seyyed Ahmad Khomeini, a descendant of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, told The Times that the legacy of his family name was at stake in the conflict.

TEHRAN – Time magazine chose Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Revolution, as its Man of the Year for 1979. The magazine’s editors explained at the time that they sought to ...