Iranian president claims out-of-sight Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is ‘completely’ healthy — last saw him a month ago 

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian claimed Thursday that he last met with invisible Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei a month or so ago and that the ruling cleric was “completely” healthy. 


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“I don’t remember the dates. About a month. A month-and-half ago,” Pezeshkian told Fox News “Special Report” host Bret Baier, when asked about his last in-person meeting with Khamenei. 

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is interviewed by Fox News’ chief political anchor Bret Baier on Sept. 24, 2026. Fox News

“We met for about seven hours,” the Iranian president continued. “We conducted talks.” 

Khamenei, 56, is believed to have suffered horrific injuries in the Feb. 28 airstrikes that killed his father at the start of the US war against Iran. 

Khamenei is believed to have suffered horrific injuries in the Feb. 28 airstrikes that killed his father scalle

He hasn’t made a public appearance, or even appeared on video, since being elevated to supreme leader. 


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When Baier pressed Pezeshkian if Khamenei is healthy and able to govern, the Iranian president was adamant he was. 

A video of a lesson session by Imam Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran, is released on Aug. 8, 2026. Mehr News Agency

“Very much so, completely,” Pezeshkian responded, noting that his administration is receiving “directions” from Khamenei. 

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Pezeshkian blamed the “lack of security that was created by the action of foreigners … the action of aggressors” for why Khamenei has been so reclusive since the start of the war.

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