Iran’s President Meets New Ayatollah Amid Persistent Health Questions
Pezeshkian said the two-and-a-half-hour talks showed unity as reports of rifts and the supreme leader’s health fueled speculation.
- On Thursday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian confirmed he met Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei for two and a half hours, marking the first public confirmation that the new leader has been seen by a senior official since his appointment two months ago.
- The announcement counters speculation about Mojtaba Khamenei's physical condition after he made no public appearances, while the United States and others have pushed narratives suggesting divisions among Iran's security and political leadership.
- President Masoud Pezeshkian urged national cohesion, warning that "people should not simply be accused of corruption, treason or espionage, creating false boundaries between different sections of society" as he emphasized Iran's survival depends on unity.
- Officials dismissed reports of internal rifts as "fake news," asserting that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and leadership collaborate on strategic decisions regarding the Strait of Hormuz, maintaining their central role in the Islamic Republic.
- United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged Iran to "make the sensible choice" regarding a new understanding, while Pezeshkian stressed that Iran cannot agree to any deal amounting to capitulation despite external pressures.
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Pezeshkian praises Leader's humility, sincerity in first meeting
President Pezeshkian has praised Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei’s humility, sincerity, and respectful approach, urging national cohesion and trust modeled on the Leader’s ethical leadership.
Iran's President, Masoud Pezeshkian, said he recently met with supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, announced on Thursday the state press, offering a first public report of a meeting of a high official from Tehran with Khamenei after the latter suffered serious injuries at the beginning of the US-Israel attacks on Iran, writes Reuters and AFP. ...
Iran’s President Pezeshkian says met supreme leader Khamenei
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Thursday he had met with the country’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not been seen in public since his appointment in early March. Pezeshkian did not say when their meeting took place. “What struck me most during this meeting was the vision and the humble and sincere approach of the supreme leader of the Islamic revolution,” the president said in a video broadcast by state television. Khamenei,…
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