‘Fan of Les Miserables, 95 billion dollar empire’: 10 interesting things about Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
As Iran battles a waves of Israeli airstrikes targeting its nuclear infrastructure and military leadership, one man remains at the centre of the unfolding crisis: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. At 86, he has outlasted presidents, weathered international sanctions, and crushed domestic uprisings. Now, with his regime’s regional proxy network weakened and his own survival…