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Iran releases undated video of new Supreme Leader amid health rumours
Iran releases undated video of new Supreme Leader amid health rumours
Iranian state media has released an undated video of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not appeared in public since his father, Ali Khamenei, was killed in a US-Israeli airstrike in February.…
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Iranian state media has released an undated video of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not appeared in public since his father, Ali Khamenei, was killed in a US-Israeli airstrike in February. The 12-second clip, published by the Mehr news agency on Saturday, shows Khamenei seated and talking with people. It comes amid months of speculation about his health and whereabouts.
President Masoud Pezeshkian said this week he met Khamenei, but provided no date. A Revolutionary Guards general later said images of Khamenei would be released eventually, without a timeline. Israeli media has reported Khamenei is in poor condition, while US President Donald Trump claimed he is "90 per cent gone."
The Indian Opinion
Speculation about Mojtaba Khamenei's health, fuelled by his absence from public view, is met with carefully managed state media releases. The undated video, like earlier statements, lacks timestamps or independent verification. Observers should note the discrepancy between official claims of a meeting with the president and the absence of concrete proof. The release of any future images, promised by a Guard commander, will be a telling moment. Until then, the regime's opaque messaging will continue to feed, not quiet, the rumours it seeks to dispel.
Sources (2): ndtv.com, timesnownews.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
