Supreme leader Khamenei in Iran but avoiding public appearances, Russian envoy says

March 31, 2026 10:54 AM EDT

(Corrects typographical ‌error ​in ​headline)

March 31 (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba ‌Khamenei is in the ⁠country but is refraining ‌from making public appearances "for ‌understandable reasons", the RTVI news outlet quoted ​Russia's ambassador to the country as saying ⁠on Tuesday.

Mojtaba replaced his father, ​Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed when Israel ​and the United ‌States launched their war on Iran ⁠more than a month ago. The U.S. ⁠has said it believes Mojtaba himself ​is wounded and likely disfigured.

Russia has close ties with ‌Iran, with which it signed a strategic ‌partnership treaty last ⁠year.

(Reporting by ‌Maxim Rodionov ​and Anna Peverieri; Editing by Mark ‌Trevelyan)



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