Iran’s Khamenei Reappears After 22-Day Absence Following Israel War

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Updated Jul 5, 2025, 07:34 PM

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made his first public appearance on 5 July after remaining out of sight for 22 days during and immediately following the recent 12-day war with Israel. State media broadcast images of the 85-year-old cleric entering the Imam Khomeini Hussainiya in Tehran to attend a Muharram mourning ceremony, ending speculation about his whereabouts and health.

Khamenei had stayed in secure locations, including a reported bunker, amid concerns that Israel might attempt a targeted strike during the conflict. His return to public view comes more than a week after the ceasefire that halted hostilities between the two countries. The Supreme Leader offered no new political statements at the event, but clerics leading the service invoked loyalist slogans, hailing him as an “international leader.”

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