Iranian news releases video of Mojtaba Khamenei after months of silence

A video of Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was released by Iran's semi-official Mehr News Agency on Sunday.The video clip, which was under 15 seconds, appeared to show Khamenei speaking with a group of other men. No date or location was specified in the footage.Media outlets have noted that the clip bears a similarity to another video released earlier this year.Khamenei has not been seen since the start of the war and the assassination of his father, former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.Iran's Mehr News released a video claiming to show Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei “for the first time,” with no date or location specified. The right side of his face cannot be seen in the footage. pic.twitter.com/JdKWU2Svy6— Ariel Oseran أريئل أوسيران (@ariel_oseran) August 8, 2026Iranian media reports Pezeshkian, Khamenei meetingIranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met Khamenei around the start of the president's third year in office in late July, state media said on Sunday, and a paramilitary leader promised footage of Khamenei in the future.Pezeshkian has given differing accounts in recent weeks about his access to Khamenei, who has not been seen in public since he succeeded his father in the role in March.On July 21, the president said interactions with the supreme leader were “increasing day by day,” but in early August, he said that communicating with Khamenei was “very difficult.”According to state media, the meeting in late July covered military affairs and the economy, including securing resources, managing foreign exchange and energy use, and economic ties with foreign partners.In May, state media also reported that Pezeshkian had met Khamenei for several hours, in what was then the first publicly reported meeting between the two since Khamenei became supreme leader.Khamenei was reportedly seriously injured in the February 28 strike that killed his father. He had also generally kept a low public profile before becoming supreme leader.Basij Organization deputy Qasem Qoraishi said on Sunday that footage and other documentation showing Khamenei among the public and out in the streets, as well as in meetings with armed forces commanders, would be released in the future.Qoraishi said the footage would “once again bring disgrace upon the enemies and detractors of the Iranian people.” The comments appeared aimed at countering speculation about Khamenei's health and lack of public appearances.