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Spelling Error in Section on Antisemitism

In the "Antisemitism" section, the paragraph reads:"...Other accusations of antiaemitism have come from Victoria Coates and Ellie Cohanim". 167.98.80.244 (talk) 10:37, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done... - Adolphus79 (talk) 02:34, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

name misspelled

in the "Open Letters" section, his name is spelled "Khameni" twice, whereas it is spelled "Khamenei" everywhere else. 2601:8D:8984:CF10:B839:8236:733B:F668 (talk) 03:37, 8 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Ali Hosseini Khamenei^[1]^[a] (born 19 April 1939)^[2]^[3] is an Iranian cleric and politician who has served as the second supreme leader of Iran since 1989.^[4]^[5]^[6] He previously served as the third president of Iran from 1981 to 1989. Khamenei's 35-year-long rule has made him the longest-serving head of state in the Middle East, as well as the second-longest-serving Iranian leader of the last century after Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.^[7] Khamenei is a Grand Ayatollah and marja', and is considered the leader of the Axis of Resistance.^[8]^[9]^[10]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Day Creature (talk) 17:23, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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^ "Ali Khamenei". cgie.org.ir.
^ "taking look at the biography of Ali Khamenei". farsi.khamenei.ir. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
^ "Ali Khamenei", (2024) [2001], Encyclopædia Britannica.
^ "Iran". 2009-2017.state.gov. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010. The government monitored meetings, movements, and communications of its citizens and often charged persons with crimes against national security and insulting the regime based on letters, e-mails, and other public and private communications.
^ "Profile - Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei". BBC News. 17 June 2009. Archived from the original on 26 March 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
^ "The Supreme Leader – The Iran Primer". 2 October 2010. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
^ Ostovar, Afshon (2016). Vanguard of the Imam - Religion, Politics, and Iran's Revolutionary Guards. Oxford University Press. p. 227. ISBN 9780199387892.
^ "What is Iran's so-called Axis of Resistance?". ABC News. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
^ "Who is Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei - and why does he matter?". middleeasteye.net. Retrieved 4 January 2025.

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[3] "Ali Khamenei". cgie.org.ir.

[4] "taking look at the biography of Ali Khamenei". farsi.khamenei.ir. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.

[5] "Ali Khamenei", (2024) [2001], Encyclopædia Britannica.

[loi-6] "Iran". 2009-2017.state.gov. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010. The government monitored meetings, movements, and communications of its citizens and often charged persons with crimes against national security and insulting the regime based on letters, e-mails, and other public and private communications.

[BBCNewsProfile-7] "Profile - Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei". BBC News. 17 June 2009. Archived from the original on 26 March 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2009.

[Primer-8] "The Supreme Leader – The Iran Primer". 2 October 2010. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.

[9] Ostovar, Afshon (2016). Vanguard of the Imam - Religion, Politics, and Iran's Revolutionary Guards. Oxford University Press. p. 227. ISBN 9780199387892.

[10] "What is Iran's so-called Axis of Resistance?". ABC News. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2025.

[11] "Who is Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei - and why does he matter?". middleeasteye.net. Retrieved 4 January 2025.

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