Portraits of the current supreme leader of Iran, right, and the former one, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, hang on a hotel wall in Tabriz, Iran. The portraits of these two men can be found on display in most public places, such as hotels, museums and shops. Imam Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini led Iran as it became the first Islamic theocracy in the world in the late ’70s.