Ali Khamenei: Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei in a coma? His office releases photo to end rumors | World news

Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei met with Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon on Sunday following recent reports that he was in a coma. The photo of the meeting was shared on Khamenei’s X account.
The meeting comes after several media reported that the 85-year-old leader was in a coma and had chosen his son, Mojtaba Khameneias his successor. These reports followed an October claim by The New York Times that Khamenei was “gravely ill”.

The photo shows Khamenei speaking with Ambassador Mojtaba Amani in his office. The caption, written in Persian, reads:
“Ayatollah Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, met and spoke with Mr. Mojtaba Amani, the veteran ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Lebanon, at noon today on the sidelines of his daily meetings.”
Amani was recently injured in an explosion in Lebanon that killed at least 39 people and injured nearly 3,000. The explosion involved devices used by the Iran-backed Hezbollah group.
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, delivered his first sermon in five years on October 5. This followed Iran’s firing of 180 missiles targeting key infrastructure in Israel.
Addressing a large crowd at a mosque in Tehran, Khamenei described the missile strikes as a “public service”. He expressed support for Palestinian and Lebanese movements against Israel.
Khamenei, holding a gun during his speech, declared his belief that Israel would not defeat Hamas or Hezbollah. He said, “Israel will not last long.”