Ali Khamenei was an Iranian Shia cleric and politician who served as Iran's Supreme Leader from 1989 until his assassination in 2026, making him the longest-serving head of state in West Asia. He previously served as Iran's third president from 1981 to 1989. Khamenei was a central figure in shaping Iran's domestic policies, regional influence, and confrontational foreign policy, particularly against Israel and the United States.
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