” He also met with Reza Pahlavi in America, and against Pahlavi’s words that he said that my grandfather served, he stated, My grandfather also betrayed. Return to Homeland and house arrest This article needs updating. Please update this article to reflect recent events or new information. He returned with his family in 2005 AD and spent some time under house arrest in Qom. In June 2006, in an interview with al-Arabiya TV, he supported the US military attack on Homeland to liberate Homeland and said: “Freedom must come to Homeland by any means, whether through internal or external developments.
Since returning, Hussein Khomeini has lived largely out of the public eye. Reports suggest he has been under close monitoring by security services, and his ability to engage in public discourse has been heavily curtailed. Despite this, his reputation as a dissident within one of most powerful families continues to carry symbolic weight. Hussein Khomeini’s dissent represents a striking paradox: the grandson of the man who founded theocracy has become one of its most vocal clerical critics. His stance underscores the ideological divisions that exist not only within society but also within the Khomeini family itself.
