Is that him?
As the war in Iran progresses, the whereabouts of new Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei have been a deep mystery.
According to some reports, the leader is gay, and was very seriously injured during a bombing that left him maimed and disfigured.
Add to that news that President Masoud Pezeshkian said that he met with the supreme leader ‘in the dark’ and was not even sure it was him.
All good reasons to doubt his very existence.
🇮🇷 | La agencia Mehr difundió un video que afirma mostrar por primera vez al líder supremo de Irán, Mojtaba Khamenei, hablando con un grupo de personas, aunque la grabación no precisa fecha ni lugar de filmación y mantiene partes de su rostro cubiertas. pic.twitter.com/FSP16JZdyk
— Mundo en Conflicto 🌎 (@MundoEConflicto) August 9, 2026
However, as the negotiations take place, the Iranian agency Mehr has released a new video that appears to show Khamenei sitting down lecturing students.
Needless to say, there’s no proof of the date of the video, and the leader does not show his full face.
‘Very difficult to communicate’ with Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei — Pezeshkian
But his presence a ‘significant strength for us to be able to continue process’ https://t.co/qWymTiSPqK pic.twitter.com/vhBnGcX0qM
— RT Intl (@RT_on_X) August 5, 2026
Several X accounts are saying that the images are old, from before the war.
“I think he is alive,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei.
“What his condition is, it’s hard to say, you know? He’s holed up in some bunker or in some secret place,” says Netanyahu. https://t.co/jCialH8JMo pic.twitter.com/yINzoioF13
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) May 13, 2026
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