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|fullname = Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei

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|alias = Ayatollah Khamenei

|origin = Mashhad, Iran

|occupation = Supreme Leader of Iran (1989 - present) President of Iran (1981 - 1989)

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|crimes = Mass [[murder]] Oppression Abuse of power Human rights abuses [[Anti-Semitism]] [[Holocaust denial]] [[Americophobia]] [[Anglophobia]] [[Xenophobia]] [[Misogyny]] [[Christophobia]] [[Arms trafficking]] [[Propaganda]] [[Torture]] [[Homophobia]]

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}}{{Quote|Today, you are hated throughout the world. If you don't know this, you should. The peoples burn your flag. The Islamic peoples all over the world chant: 'Death to America!'|Ali Khamenei about America}}'''Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei''' (born April 19th, 1939) is a Twelver Shia Marja' and the second and current Supreme Leader of Iran, in office since 1989. He was previously President of Iran from 1981 to 1989. Khamenei is the second-longest serving head of state in the Middle East (after Oman's late Sultan Qaboos bin Said), as well as the second-longest serving Iranian leader of the last century, after Shah [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi]].

{{Quote|Today, you are hated throughout the world. If you don't know this, you should. The peoples burn your flag. The Islamic peoples all over the world chant: 'Death to America!'|Ali Khamenei about America}}

'''Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei''' (born April 19th, 1939) is a Twelver Shia Marja' and the second and current Supreme Leader of Iran, in office since 1989. He was previously President of Iran from 1981 to 1989. Khamenei is the second-longest serving head of state in the Middle East (after Oman's late Sultan Qaboos bin Said), as well as the second-longest serving Iranian leader of the last century, after Shah [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi]].

According to his official website, Khamenei was arrested six times before being sent into exile for three years during Mohammad Reza Pahlavi's reign.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131112211620/http://english.khamenei.ir//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=781&Itemid=4 Khamenei.ir]</ref> He was the target of an attempted assassination in June 1981 that paralyzed his right arm.

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Khamenei has faced significant criticism from pressure groups and international observers for Iran's numerous human rights violations;<ref>[https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2022/country-chapters/iran World Report 2022: Iran], Human Rights Watch</ref> the United Nations General Assembly has condemned Iran for human rights violations 67 times.<ref>[https://www.ncr-iran.org/en/ncri-statements/statement-human-rights/the-67th-un-resolution-condemning-human-rights-violations-in-iran/ The 67th UN Resolution Condemning Human Rights Violations in Iran], ''National Council of Resistance of Iran''</ref> Anti-government protests have been met with violence from Iranian authorities, including in the case of the 2019 [[Mahshahr Massacre]] when the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps indiscriminately opened fire on protestors, killing 40 - 150 people.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/12/03/iran-finally-admits-it-shot-killed-rioters-it-still-wont-say-how-many-people-died-last-months-protests/ Iran finally admits it shot and killed 'rioters.' But it still won't say how many people died in last month's protests.], ''The Washington Post''</ref> More recently, protests in 2022 in response to a woman named Mahsa Amini being allegedly beaten to death by police were met with tear gas and live ammunition.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/26/death-toll-grows-in-iran-as-mahsa-amini-protests-continue-for-10th-night Death toll grows in Iran as Mahsa Amini protests continue for 10th night], ''The Guardian''</ref> Iran is governed by hardline Islamic law, with homosexuality being potentially punishable by death<ref>[https://www.refworld.org/docid/518a19404.html Iran: Islamic Penal Code]</ref> and women are legally considered second-class citizens.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-rights-un-idUSTRE49J8FG20081020 U.N. concerned on Iran human rights], ''Reuters''</ref>

Khamenei has been criticised for promoting anti-semitism and [[Holocaust denial]], having publicly claimed that whether or not [[the Holocaust]] really happened is "uncertain".<ref>[http://www.jpost.com/Iranian-Threat/News/Irans-Khamenei-questions-certainty-of-Holocaust-346116 Iran's Khamenei questions 'certainty' of Holocaust], ''The Jerusalem Post''</ref> He has also outlined a "nine-point plan" to wipe the state of Israel off the face of the Earth<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/iran-sponsors-foments-anti-semitism-its-people-embrace-israel-opinion-1610827 Iran Sponsors and Foments Anti-Semitism, but Its People Embrace Israel], ''Newsweek''</ref> and has been accused of providing support to the anti-Israel militant groups [[Hezbollah]]<ref>[https://www.csis.org/analysis/irans-support-hezbollah-lebanon Iran's Support of the Hezbollah in Lebanon], ''Center for Strategic & International Studies''</ref> and [[Palestinian Islamic Jihad]].<ref>[https://www.fdd.org/in_the_news/2022/08/07/palestinian-islamic-jihad-pij-is-an-iran-supported-terror-organization/ Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) is an Iran-Supported Terror Organization], ''Foundation for Defense of Democracies''</ref> Khamenei has accused gender equality activists of being a Zionist plant.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-supreme-leader-ayatollah-khamenei-gender-equality-women-zionist-plot-society-role-islamic-a7641041.html Iran's Supreme Leader claims gender equality is 'Zionist plot' aiming to corrupt role of women in society], ''The Independent''</ref>

Khamenei has been criticised for promoting anti-semitism and [[Holocaust denial]], having publicly claimed that whether or not [[the Holocaust]] really happened is "uncertain".<ref>[http://www.jpost.com/Iranian-Threat/News/Irans-Khamenei-questions-certainty-of-Holocaust-346116 Iran's Khamenei questions 'certainty' of Holocaust], ''The Jerusalem Post''</ref> He has also outlined a "nine-point plan" to wipe the state of Israel off the face of the Earth<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/iran-sponsors-foments-anti-semitism-its-people-embrace-israel-opinion-1610827 Iran Sponsors and Foments Anti-Semitism, but Its People Embrace Israel], ''Newsweek''</ref> and has been accused of providing support to the anti-Israel militant groups [[Hezbollah]]<ref>[https://www.csis.org/analysis/irans-support-hezbollah-lebanon Iran's Support of the Hezbollah in Lebanon], ''Center for Strategic & International Studies''</ref> and [[Palestinian Islamic Jihad]] against Israel.<ref>[https://www.fdd.org/in_the_news/2022/08/07/palestinian-islamic-jihad-pij-is-an-iran-supported-terror-organization/ Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) is an Iran-Supported Terror Organization], ''Foundation for Defense of Democracies''</ref> Khamenei has accused gender equality activists of being a Zionist plant.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-supreme-leader-ayatollah-khamenei-gender-equality-women-zionist-plot-society-role-islamic-a7641041.html Iran's Supreme Leader claims gender equality is 'Zionist plot' aiming to corrupt role of women in society], ''The Independent''</ref>

During Khamenei's reign, Iran has been implicated in numerous terrorist activities in other nations. In September 1992 exiled Kurdish-Iranian dissidents Sadegh Sharafkandi, Fattah Abdoli and Homayoun Ardalan and their translator Nouri Dehkordi were gunned down at the Mykonos restaurant in Berlin. Two Iranian agents and three Lebanese were convicted of the murders, which a German court later ruled were ordered by Iranian intelligence minister [[Ali Fallahian]] with the direct consent of Supreme Leader Khamenei.<ref>[http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,476369,00.html The End of the Dispensable Iranian], ''Der Spiegel''</ref> Argentine prosecutors have accused Iran of colluding in the [[~~1998~~ AMIA bombing]], a [[suicide bombing]] in Buenos Aires that resulted in 85 deaths, and issued arrest warrants for several Iranian officials in connection with the bombing.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6085768.stm Iran charged over Argentina bomb], ''BBC News''</ref> In October 2011 the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation uncovered a plot by Iranian agents [[Manssor Arbabsiar]] and [[Gholam Shakuri]] to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the U.S. in a bomb attack that would potentially kill hundreds of American civilians.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-security-iran-officials-idUSTRE79B50N20111012 U.S. officials: Iran's supreme leader likely knew of plot], ''Reuters''</ref> Khamenei has been implicated in the 2017 murder of British national Saeed Karimian, who had been convicted ''in absentia'' of spreading propaganda against Iran.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/30/world/europe/saeed-karimian-iran-turkey-gem-tv.html?_r=0 Exiled Iranian TV Executive Is Assassinated in Istanbul], ''The New York Times''</ref> The Iranian government has been linked to multiple attacks on foreign oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman in 2019 and 2021,<ref>[https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/iran-directly-behind-tanker-attacks-off-uae-coast-us-says-1.64179304 Iran directly behind tanker attacks off UAE coast, US says], ''Gulf News''</ref><ref>[https://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Saudis-UK-agree-with-US-assessment-that-Iran-behind-attacks-592506 Saudis, UK agree that Iran behind attacks, Iran denies involvement], ''The Jerusalem Post''</ref><ref>[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/britain-warns-of-non-piracy-incident-underway-off-uae-coast-675737 Iran suspected of carrying out hijack off UAE coast], ''The Jerusalem Post''</ref> including a drone attack on the Japanese tanker ''Mercer Street'' which left two dead.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/30/world/middleeast/tanker-attack-oman.html Israeli Officials Say Iran Is Behind Deadly Attack on Oil Tanker], ''The New York Times''</ref>

During Khamenei's reign, Iran has been implicated in numerous terrorist activities in other nations. In September 1992 exiled Kurdish-Iranian dissidents Sadegh Sharafkandi, Fattah Abdoli and Homayoun Ardalan and their translator Nouri Dehkordi were gunned down at the Mykonos restaurant in Berlin. Two Iranian agents and three Lebanese were convicted of the murders, which a German court later ruled were ordered by Iranian intelligence minister [[Ali Fallahian]] with the direct consent of Supreme Leader Khamenei.<ref>[http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,476369,00.html The End of the Dispensable Iranian], ''Der Spiegel''</ref> Argentine prosecutors have accused Iran of colluding in the [[1994 AMIA bombing]], a [[suicide bombing]] in Buenos Aires that resulted in 85 deaths, and issued arrest warrants for several Iranian officials in connection with the bombing.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6085768.stm Iran charged over Argentina bomb], ''BBC News''</ref> In October 2011 the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation uncovered a plot by Iranian agents [[Manssor Arbabsiar]] and [[Gholam Shakuri]] to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the U.S. in a bomb attack that would potentially kill hundreds of American civilians.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-security-iran-officials-idUSTRE79B50N20111012 U.S. officials: Iran's supreme leader likely knew of plot], ''Reuters''</ref> Khamenei has been implicated in the 2017 murder of British national Saeed Karimian, who had been convicted ''in absentia'' of spreading propaganda against Iran.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/30/world/europe/saeed-karimian-iran-turkey-gem-tv.html?_r=0 Exiled Iranian TV Executive Is Assassinated in Istanbul], ''The New York Times''</ref> The Iranian government has been linked to multiple attacks on foreign oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman in 2019 and 2021,<ref>[https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/iran-directly-behind-tanker-attacks-off-uae-coast-us-says-1.64179304 Iran directly behind tanker attacks off UAE coast, US says], ''Gulf News''</ref><ref>[https://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Saudis-UK-agree-with-US-assessment-that-Iran-behind-attacks-592506 Saudis, UK agree that Iran behind attacks, Iran denies involvement], ''The Jerusalem Post''</ref><ref>[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/britain-warns-of-non-piracy-incident-underway-off-uae-coast-675737 Iran suspected of carrying out hijack off UAE coast], ''The Jerusalem Post''</ref> including a drone attack on the Japanese tanker ''Mercer Street'' which left two dead.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/30/world/middleeast/tanker-attack-oman.html Israeli Officials Say Iran Is Behind Deadly Attack on Oil Tanker], ''The New York Times''</ref>

In January 2020, Iranian generals [[Qasem Soleimani]] and [[Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis]] were assassinated by a U.S. drone strike in retaliation for attacks on a U.S. airbase and the U.S. embassy in Baghdad by Iran-backed militias.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/04/world/middleeast/qassim-suleimani-deter-iran.html Did the Killing of Qassim Suleimani Deter Iranian Attacks, or Encourage Them?], ''The New York Times''</ref> Khamenei vowed retribution against the United States and ordered Operation Martyr Soleimani, in which 12 ballistic missiles were fired at the Ayn al-Asad airbase in Iraq. No-one was killed, but 110 American servicemen were left with traumatic brain injuries.<ref>[https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/02/22/20/number-of-us-troops-wounded-in-iran-attack-now-at-110-pentagon Number of US troops wounded in Iran attack now at 110: Pentagon] ''ABS News''</ref>

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 {{Villain_Infobox
 |Box title= Ali Khamenei
-|Image = NJolN7Wi.jpg
+|Image = Ali_Khamenei.jpg
 |fullname = Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei
-|alias =N/A
+|alias = Ayatollah Khamenei
 |origin = Mashhad, Iran
 |occupation = Supreme Leader of Iran (1989 - present)<br>President of Iran (1981 - 1989)<br>
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 |crimes = Mass [[murder]]<br>Oppression<br>Abuse of power<br>Human rights abuses<br>[[Anti-Semitism]]<br>[[Holocaust denial]]<br>[[Americophobia]]<br>[[Anglophobia]]<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>[[Misogyny]]<br>[[Christophobia]]<br>[[Arms trafficking]]<br>[[Propaganda]]<br>[[Torture]]<br>[[Homophobia]]
 |type of villain = Tyrannical Fanatic
-}}
+}}{{Quote|Today, you are hated throughout the world. If you don't know this, you should. The peoples burn your flag. The Islamic peoples all over the world chant: 'Death to America!'|Ali Khamenei about America}}'''Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei''' (born April 19<sup>th</sup>, 1939) is a Twelver Shia Marja' and the second and current Supreme Leader of Iran, in office since 1989. He was previously President of Iran from 1981 to 1989. Khamenei is the second-longest serving head of state in the Middle East (after Oman's late Sultan Qaboos bin Said), as well as the second-longest serving Iranian leader of the last century, after Shah [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi]].
-{{Quote|Today, you are hated throughout the world. If you don't know this, you should. The peoples burn your flag. The Islamic peoples all over the world chant: 'Death to America!'|Ali Khamenei about America}}
-'''Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei''' (born April 19<sup>th</sup>, 1939) is a Twelver Shia Marja' and the second and current Supreme Leader of Iran, in office since 1989. He was previously President of Iran from 1981 to 1989. Khamenei is the second-longest serving head of state in the Middle East (after Oman's late Sultan Qaboos bin Said), as well as the second-longest serving Iranian leader of the last century, after Shah [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi]].
 According to his official website, Khamenei was arrested six times before being sent into exile for three years during Mohammad Reza Pahlavi's reign.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131112211620/http://english.khamenei.ir//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=781&Itemid=4 Khamenei.ir]</ref> He was the target of an attempted assassination in June 1981 that paralyzed his right arm.
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 Khamenei has faced significant criticism from pressure groups and international observers for Iran's numerous human rights violations;<ref>[https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2022/country-chapters/iran World Report 2022: Iran], Human Rights Watch</ref> the United Nations General Assembly has condemned Iran for human rights violations 67 times.<ref>[https://www.ncr-iran.org/en/ncri-statements/statement-human-rights/the-67th-un-resolution-condemning-human-rights-violations-in-iran/ The 67th UN Resolution Condemning Human Rights Violations in Iran], ''National Council of Resistance of Iran''</ref> Anti-government protests have been met with violence from Iranian authorities, including in the case of the 2019 [[Mahshahr Massacre]] when the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps indiscriminately opened fire on protestors, killing 40 - 150 people.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/12/03/iran-finally-admits-it-shot-killed-rioters-it-still-wont-say-how-many-people-died-last-months-protests/ Iran finally admits it shot and killed 'rioters.' But it still won't say how many people died in last month's protests.], ''The Washington Post''</ref> More recently, protests in 2022 in response to a woman named Mahsa Amini being allegedly beaten to death by police were met with tear gas and live ammunition.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/26/death-toll-grows-in-iran-as-mahsa-amini-protests-continue-for-10th-night Death toll grows in Iran as Mahsa Amini protests continue for 10th night], ''The Guardian''</ref> Iran is governed by hardline Islamic law, with homosexuality being potentially punishable by death<ref>[https://www.refworld.org/docid/518a19404.html Iran: Islamic Penal Code]</ref> and women are legally considered second-class citizens.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-rights-un-idUSTRE49J8FG20081020 U.N. concerned on Iran human rights], ''Reuters''</ref>
-Khamenei has been criticised for promoting anti-semitism and [[Holocaust denial]], having publicly claimed that whether or not [[the Holocaust]] really happened is "uncertain".<ref>[http://www.jpost.com/Iranian-Threat/News/Irans-Khamenei-questions-certainty-of-Holocaust-346116 Iran's Khamenei questions 'certainty' of Holocaust], ''The Jerusalem Post''</ref> He has also outlined a "nine-point plan" to wipe the state of Israel off the face of the Earth<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/iran-sponsors-foments-anti-semitism-its-people-embrace-israel-opinion-1610827 Iran Sponsors and Foments Anti-Semitism, but Its People Embrace Israel], ''Newsweek''</ref> and has been accused of providing support to the anti-Israel militant groups [[Hezbollah]]<ref>[https://www.csis.org/analysis/irans-support-hezbollah-lebanon Iran's Support of the Hezbollah in Lebanon], ''Center for Strategic & International Studies''</ref> and [[Palestinian Islamic Jihad]].<ref>[https://www.fdd.org/in_the_news/2022/08/07/palestinian-islamic-jihad-pij-is-an-iran-supported-terror-organization/ Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) is an Iran-Supported Terror Organization], ''Foundation for Defense of Democracies''</ref> Khamenei has accused gender equality activists of being a Zionist plant.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-supreme-leader-ayatollah-khamenei-gender-equality-women-zionist-plot-society-role-islamic-a7641041.html Iran's Supreme Leader claims gender equality is 'Zionist plot' aiming to corrupt role of women in society], ''The Independent''</ref>
+Khamenei has been criticised for promoting anti-semitism and [[Holocaust denial]], having publicly claimed that whether or not [[the Holocaust]] really happened is "uncertain".<ref>[http://www.jpost.com/Iranian-Threat/News/Irans-Khamenei-questions-certainty-of-Holocaust-346116 Iran's Khamenei questions 'certainty' of Holocaust], ''The Jerusalem Post''</ref> He has also outlined a "nine-point plan" to wipe the state of Israel off the face of the Earth<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/iran-sponsors-foments-anti-semitism-its-people-embrace-israel-opinion-1610827 Iran Sponsors and Foments Anti-Semitism, but Its People Embrace Israel], ''Newsweek''</ref> and has been accused of providing support to the anti-Israel militant groups [[Hezbollah]]<ref>[https://www.csis.org/analysis/irans-support-hezbollah-lebanon Iran's Support of the Hezbollah in Lebanon], ''Center for Strategic & International Studies''</ref> and [[Palestinian Islamic Jihad]] against Israel.<ref>[https://www.fdd.org/in_the_news/2022/08/07/palestinian-islamic-jihad-pij-is-an-iran-supported-terror-organization/ Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) is an Iran-Supported Terror Organization], ''Foundation for Defense of Democracies''</ref> Khamenei has accused gender equality activists of being a Zionist plant.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-supreme-leader-ayatollah-khamenei-gender-equality-women-zionist-plot-society-role-islamic-a7641041.html Iran's Supreme Leader claims gender equality is 'Zionist plot' aiming to corrupt role of women in society], ''The Independent''</ref>
-During Khamenei's reign, Iran has been implicated in numerous terrorist activities in other nations. In September 1992 exiled Kurdish-Iranian dissidents Sadegh Sharafkandi, Fattah Abdoli and Homayoun Ardalan and their translator Nouri Dehkordi were gunned down at the Mykonos restaurant in Berlin. Two Iranian agents and three Lebanese were convicted of the murders, which a German court later ruled were ordered by Iranian intelligence minister [[Ali Fallahian]] with the direct consent of Supreme Leader Khamenei.<ref>[http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,476369,00.html The End of the Dispensable Iranian], ''Der Spiegel''</ref> Argentine prosecutors have accused Iran of colluding in the [[1998 AMIA bombing]], a [[suicide bombing]] in Buenos Aires that resulted in 85 deaths, and issued arrest warrants for several Iranian officials in connection with the bombing.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6085768.stm Iran charged over Argentina bomb], ''BBC News''</ref> In October 2011 the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation uncovered a plot by Iranian agents [[Manssor Arbabsiar]] and [[Gholam Shakuri]] to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the U.S. in a bomb attack that would potentially kill hundreds of American civilians.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-security-iran-officials-idUSTRE79B50N20111012 U.S. officials: Iran's supreme leader likely knew of plot], ''Reuters''</ref> Khamenei has been implicated in the 2017 murder of British national Saeed Karimian, who had been convicted ''in absentia'' of spreading propaganda against Iran.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/30/world/europe/saeed-karimian-iran-turkey-gem-tv.html?_r=0 Exiled Iranian TV Executive Is Assassinated in Istanbul], ''The New York Times''</ref> The Iranian government has been linked to multiple attacks on foreign oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman in 2019 and 2021,<ref>[https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/iran-directly-behind-tanker-attacks-off-uae-coast-us-says-1.64179304 Iran directly behind tanker attacks off UAE coast, US says], ''Gulf News''</ref><ref>[https://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Saudis-UK-agree-with-US-assessment-that-Iran-behind-attacks-592506 Saudis, UK agree that Iran behind attacks, Iran denies involvement], ''The Jerusalem Post''</ref><ref>[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/britain-warns-of-non-piracy-incident-underway-off-uae-coast-675737 Iran suspected of carrying out hijack off UAE coast], ''The Jerusalem Post''</ref> including a drone attack on the Japanese tanker ''Mercer Street'' which left two dead.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/30/world/middleeast/tanker-attack-oman.html Israeli Officials Say Iran Is Behind Deadly Attack on Oil Tanker], ''The New York Times''</ref>
+During Khamenei's reign, Iran has been implicated in numerous terrorist activities in other nations. In September 1992 exiled Kurdish-Iranian dissidents Sadegh Sharafkandi, Fattah Abdoli and Homayoun Ardalan and their translator Nouri Dehkordi were gunned down at the Mykonos restaurant in Berlin. Two Iranian agents and three Lebanese were convicted of the murders, which a German court later ruled were ordered by Iranian intelligence minister [[Ali Fallahian]] with the direct consent of Supreme Leader Khamenei.<ref>[http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,476369,00.html The End of the Dispensable Iranian], ''Der Spiegel''</ref> Argentine prosecutors have accused Iran of colluding in the [[1994 AMIA bombing]], a [[suicide bombing]] in Buenos Aires that resulted in 85 deaths, and issued arrest warrants for several Iranian officials in connection with the bombing.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6085768.stm Iran charged over Argentina bomb], ''BBC News''</ref> In October 2011 the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation uncovered a plot by Iranian agents [[Manssor Arbabsiar]] and [[Gholam Shakuri]] to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the U.S. in a bomb attack that would potentially kill hundreds of American civilians.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-security-iran-officials-idUSTRE79B50N20111012 U.S. officials: Iran's supreme leader likely knew of plot], ''Reuters''</ref> Khamenei has been implicated in the 2017 murder of British national Saeed Karimian, who had been convicted ''in absentia'' of spreading propaganda against Iran.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/30/world/europe/saeed-karimian-iran-turkey-gem-tv.html?_r=0 Exiled Iranian TV Executive Is Assassinated in Istanbul], ''The New York Times''</ref> The Iranian government has been linked to multiple attacks on foreign oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman in 2019 and 2021,<ref>[https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/iran-directly-behind-tanker-attacks-off-uae-coast-us-says-1.64179304 Iran directly behind tanker attacks off UAE coast, US says], ''Gulf News''</ref><ref>[https://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Saudis-UK-agree-with-US-assessment-that-Iran-behind-attacks-592506 Saudis, UK agree that Iran behind attacks, Iran denies involvement], ''The Jerusalem Post''</ref><ref>[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/britain-warns-of-non-piracy-incident-underway-off-uae-coast-675737 Iran suspected of carrying out hijack off UAE coast], ''The Jerusalem Post''</ref> including a drone attack on the Japanese tanker ''Mercer Street'' which left two dead.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/30/world/middleeast/tanker-attack-oman.html Israeli Officials Say Iran Is Behind Deadly Attack on Oil Tanker], ''The New York Times''</ref>
 In January 2020, Iranian generals [[Qasem Soleimani]] and [[Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis]] were assassinated by a U.S. drone strike in retaliation for attacks on a U.S. airbase and the U.S. embassy in Baghdad by Iran-backed militias.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/04/world/middleeast/qassim-suleimani-deter-iran.html Did the Killing of Qassim Suleimani Deter Iranian Attacks, or Encourage Them?], ''The New York Times''</ref> Khamenei vowed retribution against the United States and ordered Operation Martyr Soleimani, in which 12 ballistic missiles were fired at the Ayn al-Asad airbase in Iraq. No-one was killed, but 110 American servicemen were left with traumatic brain injuries.<ref>[https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/02/22/20/number-of-us-troops-wounded-in-iran-attack-now-at-110-pentagon Number of US troops wounded in Iran attack now at 110: Pentagon] ''ABS News''</ref>
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+[[Category:Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Villains]]