Ali Khamenei

• Oil slides in volatile trading as upcoming U.S.-Iran talks revive de-escalation hopes - Oil prices fell on Thursday after Washington and Tehran agreed to hold talks in Oman on Friday, even as differences persist over the scope of the discussions.
• Baghdad has no reason to send forces to Iran amid protests, Iraqi scholar tells 'Post' - According to some media outlets, including Iran International, thousands of Iraqi militiamen have already crossed into Iran to help Tehran suppress the ongoing protests. “There is no interest or justification for the Iraqi government to sen
• Iran's Supreme Leader to give speech about protests shortly, state TV says - Jan 9 (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will give a speech in a few minutes on "the terrorist actions" in the country, Iranian state TV reported on Friday, as protests over economic