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Iran’s president claims Supreme Leader Khamenei healthy, able to govern

The Hill
September 24, 2026 at 11:16 PM
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Iran’s president claims Supreme Leader Khamenei healthy, able to govern

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian claimed Thursday that Supreme Leader Mojataba Khamenei, who has been absent from public view for months, is “completely” healthy despite reports that he could be deceased or brain-dead. Questions have surrounded Khamenei’s condition since he was reportedly seriously injured during U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Feb. 28 that killed his father and predecessor,…

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian claimed Thursday that Supreme Leader Mojataba Khamenei, who has been absent from public view for months, is “completely” healthy despite reports that he could be deceased or brain-dead. Questions have surrounded Khamenei’s condition since he was reportedly seriously injured during U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Feb. 28 that killed his father and predecessor,…