Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei Faces Growing Domestic and International Challenges

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 06:12:42 +0000

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has re-emerged after the war with Israel but faces a struggle to maintain the authority he has wielded over the Islamic republic in over three-and-a-half decades of rule, analysts say.- 'Diminished figure' - "The authority of the supreme leader has therefore certainly been undermined," Juneau told AFP. "Even though his position remains secure, in that there is unlikely to be a direct challenge to his rule for now, he has lost credibility and bears d