{
  "id": 3942995,
  "title": "Six months of silence: questions mount over absence of Iran’s leader Mojtaba Khamenei",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/six-months-of-silence-questions-mount-over-absence-of-irans-leader",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T09:54:14.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "ajel-english",
    "url": "https://english.ajel.sa/world/iheunmcq0"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen for six months after being wounded in airstrikes, fueling speculation over his health and role as Iran’s supreme leader.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Six months into war with US, Iran signals diplomacy possible if pressure ends",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/six-months-into-war-with-us-iran-signals-diplomacy-possible-if",
        "published": "2026-08-28T10:30:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Iran says still open to diplomacy as war with US hits 6 months",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/iran-says-still-open-to-diplomacy-as-war-with-us-hits-6-months",
        "published": "2026-08-28T10:47:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "US-Israel war on Iran, six months down the line: In numbers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/us-israel-war-on-iran-six-months-down-the-line-in-numbers",
        "published": "2026-08-28T11:45:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}