Iranian Official: Supreme Leader Khamenei's Footage to be Released Soon

It has been announced that footage of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, taken among the public and during meetings with military commanders, will be released soon. The announcement was made by Qasem Ghorbani, Deputy Commander of the Basij Organization, a volunteer-based paramilitary militia affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. This announcement, reported by Mizan, the news agency of Iran's judiciary, aims to dispel speculation about Khamenei's health. Khamenei has not been seen in public since taking office. However, the soon-to-be-released footage aims to address concerns about his well-being. Iranian high-ranking officials had previously stated that Khamenei suffered severe facial injuries and other wounds during the attack that killed his father on February 28, which occurred on the first day of US and Israeli airstrikes against Iran.