The alleged appearance is the first since a February attack killed Mojtaba's father, Ali Khamenei, after which the new leader vanished from public view without releasing any audio or video recordings. This follows comments from U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Sept. 29, who described Iran's leadership as a "very confused system" and stated that while the U.S. believes the leader is alive, he has not seen him on camera recently.
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Mojtaba Khamenei Attends Tehran Rally First Time Since February
Geopolitics19 days ago
A Shiite cleric told supporters in Tehran's Shohada Square that the Islamic Republic's new leader spent 30 minutes at a pro-government gathering two nights ago. The reporting suggests that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was covertly present at the demonstrations, according to witnesses and local sources reported by Iran International.
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