Iran Releases First Video of Mojtaba Khamenei Since March as Health Rumors Swirl
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Updated · Middle East Monitor · Aug 9
Iran Releases First Video of Mojtaba Khamenei Since March as Health Rumors Swirl
3 articles · Updated · Middle East Monitor · Aug 9
Summary
Mehr aired a rare video of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei after reports said he was in critical condition, marking his first public appearance since taking power in March.
The footage showed Mojtaba speaking while surrounded by several people, but the semi-official agency gave no date, location or identities for those with him.
Mehr said Mojtaba met President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday to discuss livelihood pressures, the conflict with the US and economic ties with foreign partners.
Mojtaba was chosen supreme leader in early March after Ali Khamenei was killed in a Feb. 28 US-Israeli airstrike, and he had not been seen publicly since.
Iran's renewed effort to show him comes after a June US-Iran memorandum collapsed last month, triggering nearly two weeks of attacks before Donald Trump halted the bombardment.