all names

Supreme Leader person

Named in 5 reports across 3 stories - 9 Aug – 31 Oct

also appears as Supreme leader

9 Aug 202631 Oct 2026

Closest companions, sized by how often they share a report with Supreme Leader. Lines between the outer names are their own relationships - names that appear together even without Supreme Leader.

Iranian President and Khamenei share 1 reportGulf rulers and Khamenei share 1 reportKhamenei and Persian Gulf share 1 reportGulf rulers and Iranian President share 1 reportAbdollahi Armed Forces chief and Vahidi IRGC commander share 1 reportSupreme LeaderKhameneiKhamenei - 2 shared reports (person)Abdollahi A…Abdollahi Armed Forces chief - 1 shared report (person)Gulf rulersGulf rulers - 1 shared report (organization)Iranian Pre…Iranian President - 1 shared report (person)Persian GulfPersian Gulf - 1 shared report (place)TehranTehran - 1 shared report (place)Vahidi IRGC…Vahidi IRGC commander - 1 shared report (person)

The stories

Trump Declares “Crushing Economic Operation” Against Iran

566 outlets1 report names Supreme Leader27 Aug 2025 – 4 Nov 2026

Iranian President Pezeshkian finally meets the new supreme leader, maybe?

39 outlets3 reports name Supreme Leader5 Aug – 4 Nov

Iran Taps Longtime I.R.G.C. Commander Mohsen Rezaei to Top Security Post

35 outlets1 report names Supreme Leader9 Aug – 4 Nov

Who keeps naming them

Times of India2Bloomberg Politics2Anadolu Agency (AA)1

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