Iran’s New Leader Still in Hiding

“The CIA, Mossad and other intelligence agencies around the world were watching during Nowruz on Friday to see whether Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei would follow his father’s tradition and give a new year’s address,” Axios reports.

“When the holiday passed with only a written statement from Mojtaba, the mystery around his physical condition, whereabouts and role in Iran’s war effort deepened.”

Wall Street Journal: “Khanenei hasn’t appeared in public, nor has the Iranian government issued new images of him or even recordings of his voice.”

“The pictures that have been released often show Khamenei in clearly fictional scenes for propaganda purposes. Many photos of him appear to have been generated or modified by artificial intelligence.”