A video released with Mohammad Javad Bahmani is old and was made…
A video released with Mohammad Javad Bahmani is old and was made before he became the Supreme Leader of Iran, reported Iranian...
Consensus
- The video featuring Mojtaba Khamenei was filmed before he became Supreme Leader of Iran.
- Mojtaba Khamenei is reported to be alive and in good health.
- Mojtaba Khamenei has not appeared in public since being appointed Supreme Leader on March 8.
- The video was published by the Iranian news agency Mehr via its Telegram channel.
- The video is described as the first public footage of the new Supreme Leader.
- Mojtaba Khamenei's father, Ali Khamenei, was killed in a airstrikes on his residence in February 2026.
Points of divergence
- The video was released after reports of a serious deterioration in Mojtaba Khamenei's health and possible death in the near future. — fontanka
- President Masoud Pezeshkian stated that communication with Mojtaba Khamenei is very difficult, but that he has met with him and found him to be kind and logical. — fontanka
- President Donald Trump claimed that Mojtaba Khamenei is '90 percent gone'. — fontanka
- Israel's 14th Channel reported that Mojtaba Khamenei is in 'poor condition'. — fontanka
- Western media reported that Mojtaba Khamenei was wounded during the first day of the US-Israeli operation on February 28. — kommerzant
- Intelligence services of the US and Israel have unsuccessfully tried to locate Mojtaba Khamenei to confirm his survival. — vesti
Coverage (6 sources)
- TASS source: video of Mojtaba Khamenei released by Iranian media is old — Вести
- TASS: Video of Mojtaba Khamenei published by Iranian media turned out to be old — Коммерсантъ
- Video published with Mojtaba Khamenei is old, was made before he became Supreme Leader of Iran, reported Iranian... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Iranian authorities first show video of Mojtaba Khamenei — Коммерсантъ
- In Iran, video of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has been posted for the first time in five months — Вести
- In Iran, video with new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei shown for the first time in 5 months — Фонтанка