Ananta Insights | Ali Hosseini Khamenei (1939-2026): An Objective Assessment | Ambassador Mahesh Sachdev | July 2026
Introduction For a start, it suffices to say that Ali Hosseini Khamenei was either the President of Iran (1981-89) or its Supreme Leader (1989-2026) for 45 years of 47 years of its existence as the Islamic Republic. Thus, contemporary Iran bears his hallmarks all over: as a theocracy, a politico-social ecosystem, an economy under siege […]