Ayatollah Ali Khamenei missing during Iran top military commanders, nuclear scientists funeral! Is Supreme Leader alive?

Thousands of Iranian people in Tehran gathered on Saturday and raised slogans like "Death to America" and "Death to Israel" as Iran conducted the funeral of the head of the Revolutionary Guard and other top commanders and nuclear scientists killed during a 12-day war with Israel. There was no immediate sign of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in the state broadcast of the funeral. Khamenei, who has not made a public appearance since before the outbreak of the war, has in past funerals held prayers for fallen commanders over their caskets before the open ceremonies, later aired on state television, as per AP report.

Where is Ayatollah Ali Khamenei?

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's last public appearance was June 11, two days before hostilities with Israel broke out, when he met with Iranian parliamentarians.


On Thursday, however, he released a pre-recorded video, in his first message since the end of the war, filled with warnings and threats directed toward the United States and Israel, the Islamic Republic’s longtime adversaries.

The 86-year-old downplayed the US strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites as having not achieved “anything significant” and claimed victory over Israel.

Iran State Funeral

The caskets of Guard's chief General Hossein Salami, the head of the Guard’s ballistic missile program, General Amir Ali Hajizadeh and others were driven on trucks. Salami and Hajizadeh were both killed on the first day of the war, June 13, as Israel launched a war it said meant to destroy Iran's nuclear program, specifically targeting military commanders, scientists and nuclear facilities.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was on hand, and state television reported that General Esmail Qaani, who heads the foreign wing of the Revolutionary Guard, the Quds Force, and General Ali Shamkhani were also among the mourners. Shamkhani, an adviser to Khamenei who was wounded in the first round of Israel's attack and hospitalized, was shown in a civilian suit leaning on a cane in an image distributed on state television's Telegram channel.

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Q1. Who is Iran Supreme Leader?
A1. Iran's Supreme Leader is Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Q2. What is age of Iran Supreme Leader?
A2. Iran's Supreme Leader is Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is 86-year-old.