Key Points
With a rifle by his side, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made a rare public appearance on Friday, delivering his first Friday prayer sermon in nearly five years..
In his address, Khamenei emphasised that Iran's resistance against Israel would not waver, even in the face of targeted killings of its leaders..
There have been several other reports of assassination attempts on Khamenei, particularly during the post-revolutionary years when anti-regime groups like the MEK and other dissidents actively targeted government leaders..
Internal opposition: In the early years of the Islamic Republic, opposition groups like the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq (MEK), Kurdish separatists, and other anti-regime factions actively targeted prominent figures like Khamenei...
International tensions: As Khamenei became Irans Supreme Leader in 1989, assassination attempts and threats against him continued, with rising geopolitical tensions making him a target not only for internal factions but also for external actors hostile to Iran's policies...
