The latest news and top stories on Ali Velayati. He serves as a senior adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on international affairs, a role he has held since 1997. He is also a member of the Expediency Discernment Council and head of the board of trustees for Islamic Azad University. Velayati previously served as Iran’s longest-serving Foreign Minister from 1981 to 1997, navigating the Iran-Iraq War and representing Iran on the world stage. With a medical background in paediatrics and infectious diseases, he also heads Masih Daneshvari Hospital.