In 1982, 60 Minutes travelled to Iran for a rare and exclusive access to one of the Shah’s palaces, transformed into the headquarters of then President Ali Khamenei after the 1979 Islamic revolution. Ali Khamenei became Supreme Leader in 1989, and led the country until March 2026 when he was killed during an attack by Israel and the United States that hit his compound. The 1982 60 Minutes programme with George Negus remains the Ayatollah’s only one-on-one TV interview with Western media. The interview, conducted with a state-appointed translator, includes portions that have never been broadcasted previously.
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