In the West the term has become synonymous with [[Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini]] who led the revolution that overthrew the [[Shah of Iran]], Mohammmad Reza Shah Pahlavi in 1979.
In the West the term has become synonymous with [[Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini]] who led the revolution that overthrew the [[Shah of Iran]], Mohammmad Reza Shah Pahlavi in 1979.
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The current Supreme Leader of Iran is Grand Ayatollah [[Ali Khamenei]].
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Khomeini's successor, Grand Ayatollah [[Ali Khamenei]] was killed in joint [[US]]-[[Israel]]o airstrike on February 28, 2025.