Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Kham

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Kham

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks to Iranian Air Force commanders in Tehran, 08 February 2007. Khamanei vowed today the Islamic republic would hit back at US interests worldwide if attacked, amid mounting tension with the West over its nuclear programme. AFP PHOTO/MEHR NEWS/STR (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: TEH003