About This Trend
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is the Supreme Leader of Iran, serving as the country's head of state and overseeing virtually all functions of government.
The Supreme Leader is trending due to recent statements by President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding a potential plan to target him, as well as Trump's reported rejection of an Israeli plan to kill Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, amid rising tensions between Iran and its regional and global counterparts.