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Old video of Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei surfaces amid health rumours
Old video of Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei surfaces amid health rumours
Iran's Mehr News agency released an undated video of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Saturday, showing him in apparent good health, amid reports of his critical condition. The video's authenticity and timing…
The Story in Brief
Iran's Mehr News agency released an undated video of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Saturday, showing him in apparent good health, amid reports of his critical condition. The video's authenticity and timing could not be independently verified.
On Friday, IranWire reported that rumours of Khamenei being in an extremely critical condition were circulating at the highest levels of the regime, citing sources close to President Pezeshkian’s administration. Israeli media also reported his condition as critical. Analysts on social media, including policy director Jason Brodsky, identified the footage as old, from before the war, first circulating in March. Khamenei has not appeared in public since being named Supreme Leader after his father's death in US-Israeli strikes on February 28.
The Indian Opinion
The Iranian regime’s release of an undated video only fuels the fog of war. Both the government and its opponents are spinning the story: Tehran wants to project normalcy, while exile and Israeli sources predict imminent collapse. The only concrete fact is absence, Mojtaba has not been seen in public for months. Until he appears live, unscripted, or an independent medical report emerges, every claim is propaganda. Who will verify his condition first: Iran’s own medical council or a foreign intelligence service?
Source: hindustantimes.com
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