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Conflict & Security · Middle EastMojtaba Khamenei appears in undated video amid health speculation
An undated video of Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was published by state-linked Mehr news agency on 8 August 2026, following reports of his critical health and Israeli media claims he had been hospitalised. The footage shows Khamenei giving a religious lesson but provides no timestamp or location.
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Vance calls Iran negotiations messy as Trump claims deal near Hormuz Strait
US Vice President JD Vance said negotiations with Iran would be 'messy' and 'take some time', describing Iranians as 'extremely difficult people'. President Donald Trump claimed a deal to reopen the Hormuz Strait was 'right around the corner', while Iran's president said communicating with its leader was 'very difficult'.
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Iranian president calls contact with supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei 'very difficult'
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said communication with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is currently 'very difficult', in remarks broadcast on state television. Khamenei has not appeared in public since taking office after his father’s death in US and Israeli strikes.
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