25.08.2026 00:20
Footage has been released of a meeting where Iran's supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, served as a 'strategic overseer.' The images, in which Khamenei, who has not appeared in public for a long time, was observed taking an active role in the meeting, come amid ongoing discussions about his whereabouts. The time and location of the meeting were not disclosed.
Footage of a meeting attended by Iran's religious leader Mojtaba Khamenei has been released.
ATTENDED AS "STRATEGIC SUPERVISOR"
In the images shared by the semi-official Fars News Agency, Khamenei was seen at the meeting in the capacity of a "strategic supervisor." While the images show Khamenei following the meeting, no detailed information was shared about the content of the session or its participants.
NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SHARED
Fars News Agency did not disclose on what date or within what scope the meeting depicted in the footage took place. Therefore, there is no clarity regarding when the footage was recorded in the context of Khamenei's recent activities.
HIS WHEREABOUTS ARE DEBATED
The release of footage showing Mojtaba Khamenei drew attention because Iran's new leader has not appeared in public for a long time. Various claims had been put forward about the whereabouts of Mojtaba Khamenei, who was elected to the highest position in the Iranian administration following the death of his father Ali Khamenei, after attacks on Iran by the US and Israel.
CIA AND MOSSAD ALLEGEDLY SEARCHED FOR KHAMENEI
In a news report in The Times newspaper, it was claimed that the CIA and Israel's foreign intelligence service, Mossad, were conducting efforts to determine Khamenei's location and confirm whether he was alive.
It was alleged that Khamenei had not used his personal phone or computer for a long time to avoid electronic surveillance, and that he was staying in an underground bunker to protect himself from satellite tracking.
It was also claimed that Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was taken to a secret location for security reasons to meet with Khamenei, but because the environment was completely dark, he could not be sure that the person he met was actually Khamenei.
A SHORT VIDEO WAS ALSO RELEASED EARLIER
On August 9, Iranian media also released a video approximately 13 seconds long, stated to be of Mojtaba Khamenei. In the footage, Khamenei was seen with students in an environment believed to be a religious education setting, but it was not disclosed where or when the video was taken.