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  "id": 3905957,
  "title": "Iran's disfigured supreme leader remains invisible six months into an existential war",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/irans-disfigured-supreme-leader-remains-invisible-six-months-into-an",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T05:46:33.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/irans-disfigured-supreme-leader-remains-invisible-six-months-existential-war"
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  "summary": "By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowall DUBAI, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Six months after the airstrikes that began the war and propelled a badly wounded Mojtaba Khamenei into the role of Iran's supreme leader, he remains entirely unseen and unheard by Iranians — a vacuum at the heart of his country's leadership. Questions over his condition and role are growing increasingly fraught, with Iran facing…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
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        "published": "2026-08-28T06:47:23.000Z"
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  "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."
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