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Mojtaba Khamenei health rumours: Iran releases new video, but when was it filmed?

August 10, 2026 7:22 am

Iran has released a 12-second, undated video of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei amid reports of serious illness, but the footage does not independently establish his current health condition.

The agreement follows more than three months of conflict and several rounds of diplomacy involving regional intermediaries (AI-generated image)

Iran war in 10 points: Trump's threat, Tehran's denial, Khamenei's warning

July 28, 2026 6:54 am

Trump warns of a return to "strong military action" against Iran if talks fail, as Tehran denies any negotiations are underway. Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei has told Hezbollah there is "no path forward except jihad and resistance.

Government supporters walk past a billboard depicting Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei. (AP Photo)

'No path forward except Jihad': Khamenei's direct message to Hezbollah

July 28, 2026 5:25 am

Mojtaba Khamenei said Iran sees protecting Hezbollah and Lebanon's territorial integrity as a strategic responsibility.

C Raja Mohan writes | Iran after Khamenei will be shaped by the America question

July 15, 2026 6:45 pm

For realists, the question is about the nature and degree of change in Iran, not the inevitability of it. Iran’s relationship with America sits at the heart of the unfinished Iranian debate on the organising principles of the third republic

The real lesson from Khamenei’s funeral: In diplomacy, optics shape influence

July 06, 2026 5:51 pm

The larger question is whether India retains sufficient diplomatic space to pursue its own interests whenever they diverge from those of its most powerful partners

'Desperate Trump used all kinds of leverage': Khamenei breaks silence, backs US talks after Iran war MoU

June 19, 2026 11:17 am

Khamenei confirmed he had authorised the agreement despite holding a different view on the deal.

Trump and Iran reach tentative deal to end war, reopen Hormuz

June 16, 2026 6:47 pm

Global markets soared after the tentative deal was announced, with a signing ceremony set for Friday in Switzerland.

Trump says he would be ‘honoured’ to meet Iran’s Supreme Leader amid nuclear talks

June 05, 2026 7:43 pm

The comments come amid continued discussions over Iran’s nuclear programme, a central issue in US-Iran relations.

US cannot topple Iran’s fortress state

March 31, 2026 7:47 am

Conventional military superiority cannot affect political change if the balance of social forces is not in favour of a new political outcome. Empires spending billions of dollars on shiny new toys that are too precious to lose should take heed