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Under the Shadow: Khamenei's Iran Amidst Global Tensions

  • As the conflict enters its second month, Iran's new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has not appeared publicly since assuming leadership following the death of his father, Ali Khamenei, on February 28.
  • While the United States claims Mojtaba is "wounded and likely disfigured," Russia's ambassador to Iran stated Tuesday that he remains in the country, refraining from appearances "for understandable reasons."
  • President Donald Trump suggested Mojtaba may have been killed, a claim Tehran denies, while intelligence agencies including the CIA and Mossad continue efforts to locate the leader.
  • German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul accused Russia on Friday of helping Iran identify strike targets, suggesting President Vladimir Putin is using the war to distract from the conflict in Ukraine.
  • Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth noted Washington continues to monitor Russian and China involvement, while United States Secretary State Marco Rubio discussed Germany's potential role in the Strait and Hormuz after hostilities end.
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Iranian Ambassador in Lisbon guarantees that Mojtaba Khamenei is alive, despite international reports relating to his death. New Aiatola is not seen since 8 March.

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Ambassador of Moscow to Tehran, Alexei Dedov, said that Iran's new top leader, Mojtaba Khameni, is not in Russia, but in his country, has transmitted Reuters and The Times of Israel. Khameni avoids public appearances "for reasons of understanding", said the Russian ambassador, quoted by Russian-language publication RTVI. "So...

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Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is in Iran and conducts the country in the war with the United States and Israel, said Iranian ambassador to Rome, Mohammed Reza Sabouri, in an interview agreed on March of the Italian press agency ANSA.

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Naftemporiki broke the news on Tuesday, March 31, 2026.
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