article author: Reuters Author: Fri, 2026-08-28 21: 46 DUBAI: 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 critical decisions over a war that has set the Middle East aflame while trashing the country’s already fragile economy. Main category: Middle East Tags: War in Iran USA Palestine Gaza Yemen Lebnanon Syria



