{
  "id": 3215749,
  "title": "Mojtaba Khamenei Mystery Deepens As Iran Releases Fresh Footage Amid Health And Whereabouts Speculation | Video",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/mojtaba-khamenei-mystery-deepens-as-iran-releases-fresh-footage-amid",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T06:41:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/mojtaba-khamenei-mystery-deepens-as-iran-releases-fresh-footage-amid-health-and-whereabouts-speculation-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tehran - The identity of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has been obscured by mystery, as Iran's Fars News released previously unseen footage of the Supreme Leader. According to Al Arabiya, this footage was filmed before Khamenei became the Supreme Leader and shows him presiding over a religious academic session surrounded by a group offering prayers. This marks the second time in August that a video of Khamenei has been released by Iranian media. In early August, amid health speculation following reports that Khamenei was in critical condition, Iran's semi-official news agency, Mehr News, published an undated video showing the Supreme Leader appearing healthy. These actions aim to quell rumors about Khamenei's health and whereabouts. Previously, Israeli media reported that Khamenei was in extremely critical condition, but Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian dismissed such speculations, stating the Supreme Leader is completely healthy. Khamenei ascended to the position of Supreme Leader after his father's death in a joint US-Israeli military strike on February 28. Since then, he has not made any public appearances, communicating solely through written statements.",
  "summary": "Tehran: As mystery continues to shroud the appearance of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, Al Arabiya reported that Iran's Fars News released archival footage of the Iranian Supreme Leader. According to Al Arabiya, the footage was reportedly filmed before Khamenei became the Supreme Leader. Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in FIRST-TIME-SEEN footage Released publicly for the first time by Iranian…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Mojtaba Khamenei seen, heard in rare video amid health concerns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/mojtaba-khamenei-seen-heard-in-rare-video-amid-health-concerns",
        "published": "2026-08-25T05:36:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}