Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran. According to a report by China Daily's Global Online Edition on June 4, Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, accused foreign media at a rally of attempting to undermine Iran's elections. In a Reuters report from Tehran on June 4, Iran’s Supreme Leader said that the Middle East deeply detests the United States. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.