Mojtaba
Khame ei’s
fi st
public
images
set
fo
elease
Images
of
I a ’s
Sup eme
Leade
Mojtaba
Khame ei
appea i g
i
public
a e
set
to
be
eleased
fo
the
fi st
time
si ce
his
appoi tme t
i
Ma ch,
acco di g
to
I a ’s
state- u
Miza
ews
age cy.Images
of
Khame ei
“amo g
the
people
a d
out
i
st eets,
as
well
i
meeti gs
with
the
comma de s
of
a med
fo ces”
will
be
eleased
i
the
comi g
days,
I a ’s
state- u
Miza
ews
age cy
epo ted,
citi g
Islamic
Revolutio a y
Gua d
Co ps
official
Qasem
Qo aishi.The e
has
bee
widesp ead
speculatio
fo
mo ths
about
the
health
of
I a ’s
top
political
a d
eligious
autho ity.Ove
the
weeke d,
I a ia
media
sha ed
a
u dated
video
of
Khame ei,
the
fi st
footage
of
him
si ce
he
was
appoi ted
followi g
the
assassi atio
of
his
fathe ,
Ali
Khame ei,
at
the
sta t
of
the
wa .
The
video
showed
Khame ei
delive i g
a
eligious
lesso
to
a
g oup
of
people
a d
appea ed
to
have
bee
eco ded
befo e
the
wa .
The
post
did
ot
p ovide
a y
details
about
whe
the
footage
was
filmed.Questio s
have
bee
aised
ove
the
sup eme
leade ’s
health
a d
whethe
he
was
i ju ed
i
US-Is aeli
ai st ikes
ea lie
this
yea .Sou ces
who
spoke
to
CNN
a ou d
the
time
of
Mojtaba
Khame ei’s
electio
said
he
had
suffe ed
a
f actu ed
foot
a d
mi o
lace atio s
to
his
face.
Howeve ,
o
visible
sig s
of
i ju y
ca
be
see
i
the
u dated
video
eleased
o
Satu day.
The
developme t
comes
amid
epo ts
that
I a ia
p eside t
Masoud
Pezeshkia
ece tly
met
Sup eme
Leade
Ayatollah
Mojtaba
Khame ei,
who
has
ot
appea ed
i
public
si ce
assumi g
the
post
at
the
sta t
of
the
Middle
East
wa ,
Khame ei’s
office
said
o
Su day.Pezeshkia ,
who
took
office
i
July
2024,
had
said
i
ea ly
May
that
he
met
Khame ei,
but
did
ot
specify
whe
the
meeti g
took
place.
The
sup eme
leade ’s
office
did
ot
issue
a
stateme t
about
the
meeti g
at
the
time.I a
had
bee
egotiati g
with
Washi gto
ove
e di g
the
wa
lau ched
by
the
US
a d
Is ael
i
Feb ua y,
but
a
p elimi a y
ag eeme t
collapsed.
I a ’s
top
diplomat
has
si ce
said
that
talks
have
bee
educed
to
excha gi g
messages
th ough
mediato s.
