Ali Khamenei: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Revised the introduction. Aug 26, 2026
Anniversary information added. Apr 15, 2026
Revised mention of the 2026 Iran War and the 12-Day War. Mar 23, 2026
Added Top Question. Mar 11, 2026
Revised introduction. Mar 09, 2026
Noted the appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei as supreme leader. Mar 08, 2026
Added cross-reference. Mar 06, 2026
Cross-reference added. Mar 06, 2026
Added fact box and a Top Question. Mar 02, 2026
Article updated with his death. Feb 28, 2026
Added cross-reference. Feb 27, 2026
Added discussion of the 2025–26 Iranian protests. Jan 11, 2026
Article revised and updated. Jan 03, 2026
Added cross-reference. Jan 02, 2026
Moved mention of his date and place of birth. Jun 25, 2025
Corrected display issue. Jun 25, 2025
Article revised and updated. Jun 25, 2025
Media added. Jun 23, 2025
Added cross-reference. Jun 13, 2025
Added cross-reference. May 02, 2025
Updated the response to Donald Trump's request to negotiate Iran's nuclear program in 2025. Apr 14, 2025
Article revised and updated. Mar 24, 2025
Added cross-reference. Jul 01, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Apr 25, 2024
Added cross-reference. Feb 21, 2024
Added cross-reference. Aug 11, 2023
Add new Web site: Counter Extremism Project - Ali Khamenei. Aug 08, 2023
Added cross-reference. Mar 21, 2023
Media added. Dec 16, 2022
Added mention of the protests in Iran in late 2022. Dec 13, 2022
Added discussion of Khamenei's policies during the presidency of Ebrahim Raisi. Sep 30, 2022
Added mention of the 2020 parliamentary election that favoured Khamenei. Jan 27, 2021
Corrected display issue. Jan 15, 2020
Updated the discussion of Khamenei's response to the nuclear deal crisis. Nov 21, 2019
Article thoroughly revised and updated. Mar 05, 2019
Article revised and updated. Jan 25, 2017
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of Ali Khamenei. Jul 29, 2010
Add new Web site: Iran Chamber Society - Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei. Jul 29, 2010
Updated to mention Khamenei's speech after Friday prayers in which he again backed the election results and warned against further protests. Jun 19, 2009
Article revised to mention Khamenei's relationship with Ahmadinejad during the latter's presidency and to discuss the events of the June 2009 presidential election. Jun 18, 2009
Article revised and updated. May 28, 2008
New article added. Sep 14, 2001
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