đź“… 27 June 1981
A bomb concealed in a tape recorder wounded Ali Khamenei during a mosque appearance. The attack injured a senior revolutionary figure months before he became Iran’s wartime president.
đź“… 2 October 1981
Ali Khamenei won the election following President Rajai’s assassination. Iran’s third president emerged from a year of leadership upheaval during the war.
đź“… 13 October 1981
Ali Khamenei was sworn in as Iran’s third president. His inauguration followed successive presidential removal and assassination as the country’s institutions operated under wartime pressure.
đź“… 29 October 1981
The Majlis approved Mir-Hossein Mousavi as prime minister after rejecting Khamenei’s first choice. Mousavi became a central manager of Iran’s wartime government and economy.
đź“… 16 August 1985
Ali Khamenei won a second presidential term while the war continued. Only three candidates were approved to run; former prime minister Mehdi Bazargan was disqualified.
đź“… 6 January 1988
In a letter to Khamenei, Khomeini argued that government authority could override other obligations when necessary. His examples included conscription and economic regulation, issues central to Iran’s...
đź“… 30 August 1988
Khomeini addressed Khamenei, Mousavi and cabinet members during Government Week, calling for people’s participation in reconstruction. Recovery now required rebuilding war-damaged areas and mobilizing...
đź“… 3 February 1987
Iran fired a missile at Baghdad, citing attacks on residential areas and schoolgirls’ deaths. Iraq reported civilian damage and carried out further raids in Iran.
đź“… 20 July 1984
Ali Khamenei accused the Islamic Conference mediation committee of favoring Iraq, showing Iran’s distrust of a major regional peace channel.
đź“… 4 August 1986
Ali Khamenei rejected Saddam Hussein’s latest peace offer, portraying it as a response to Iraqi weakness rather than a basis for ending the war.
