Published Aug 28, 2026, 1:43 AM ET · Updated 3 months ago · 2 sources
Iran’s supreme leader remains unseen 6 months after war began
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Six months after the air strikes that began the war and propelled a badly wounded Mojtaba Khamenei into the role of Iran’s supreme leader, he remains entirely unseen and unheard by Iranians – a vacuum at the heart of his country’s leadership. Questions over his condition and role are growing increasingly fraught, with Iran facing critical decisions over a war that has set the Middle East aflame while trashing the country’s already fragile economy. Iranian officials and other senior sources in..