Ayatollah Sayyed Ruhollah Mousavi Khomeini was a Muslim cleric and Marja, and the political leader of the 1979 Islamic Revolution of Iran which overthrew Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran.

Camera: ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH. FOOTAGE OF TEHRAN AND IRANIANS WITH IMAGES OF THE LATE IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER AYATOLLAH RUHOLLAH KHOMEINI. [Restrictions: Spain, Latin America, or the U.S. Hispanic ...

The struggle against the U.S.-supported Shah, spearheaded by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (commonly referred to as Imam Khomeini), had been underway for some years. However, the pace of events ...

They are unlikely, however, to hear about a fatwa issued by the late Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini calling for Rushdie’s death, according to District Attorney Jason Schmidt.

The Israel Police and Shin Bet security service have arrested two IDF reservists on suspicion of espionage for Iran in exchange for financial compensation, authorities announced Mondaym The ...

In an address, General Salami hailed the Islamic Republic’s founder’s post-revolutionary legacy, stating, “Imam Khomeini established sovereignty, built power, and in his first act, defeated the ...

Jurors are unlikely to hear about a fatwa issued by the late Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini calling for Rushdie’s death, according to District Attorney Jason Schmidt. Rushdie ...

Rushdie spent years in hiding after the late Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued the fatwa in 1989 over the Rushdie novel, “The Satanic Verses,” which some Muslims consider ...

When taking X-ray and infrared images of a "portrait depicting Picasso’s sculptor friend painted in 1901 and one of the earliest examples of the artist’s Blue Period," conservators at The ...

Art historians studying a painting by Pablo Picasso have uncovered the mysterious portrait of a woman, hidden beneath its surface. The portrait of the woman was lost when Picasso painted over it ...

That's exactly what first lady Melania Trump is doing in her new official White House portrait that was released Monday afternoon. The first lady is seen in a striking power pose, leaning slightly ...