The Godfather of the Islamic Republic of Iran

The National Interest

UANI Policy Director Jason Brodsky writes: "Amid Iran's tantrums over the Trump administration's maximum pressure campaign, a consequential anniversary which marked three decades since Ali Khamenei's ascension to the supreme leadership has gone largely unnoticed. After Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said of Oman, Ayatollah Khamenei is the second-longest serving head of state in the Middle East and, according to one recent estimate, ranks fifth in longevity of current non-monarchical world leaders."