Iran has launched a uncommon, undated video of Supreme Chief Mojtaba Khamenei presiding over a non secular tutorial examine session, in what seems to be the primary time his voice has been heard. The video reveals the 56-year-old chief listening as a scholar presents a thesis earlier than providing his evaluation of the work.
Shared by Iran’s Fars information company, the beforehand unseen footage interacting with the scholars. HT couldn’t independently confirm the authenticity of the video.
Mojtaba’s well being considerations
Mojtaba took over as Iran’s Supreme Chief after his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in joint US-Israeli strikes on February 28, setting off the continuing warfare.
Reviews rising earlier than and after his appointment, nevertheless, claimed that Mojtaba was injured and will have been disfigured in the identical strikes. He’s reportedly receiving therapy.
He has not made a public look for the reason that assault or since taking on as Supreme Chief. This consists of his father’s funeral final month.
Iran has launched a number of movies in response to hypothesis about his well being, however none of them could be independently verified.
Based on stories, Mojtaba has been staying in contact with senior Islamic Republic officers by a sluggish community of intermediaries to scale back the danger of being focused.
US-Iran warfare enters sixth month
Six months into the warfare in West Asia, the Strait of Hormuz stays largely blocked. 1000’s of sailors are nonetheless stranded within the Gulf, whereas commodity provider visitors continues to stay far under regular ranges.
A US-Iran settlement signed in June briefly pushed the variety of each day transits by the Strait of Hormuz to 36. Nevertheless, after preventing resumed on July 8, the determine fell once more, averaging 15 transits a day between then and August 22.
With inputs from businesses
