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Iran’s injured supreme leader out of public view but still shaping strategy, US intel assesses

As of Friday, U.S. intelligence assesses that Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is shaping war strategy and managing negotiations with the United States despite severe injuries and isolation from public view.
Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen publicly since the war began, when a strike killed his father and left him with severe burns on his face, arm, torso, and leg requiring ongoing medical treatment.
Avoiding electronic communications for security, Khamenei interacts solely via couriers; Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian reported holding a two-and-a-half-hour in-person meeting with him earlier this week, marking the first confirmed contact.
The CIA assesses Iran can survive the American blockade for four more months without economic destabilization, though President Trump described the government as "seriously fractured" while extending the ceasefire indefinitely.
Despite the ongoing ceasefire, U.S. and Iranian forces have traded shots near the Strait of Hormuz, complicating the administration's push for a diplomatic resolution as Iran reviews the latest American proposal.

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Iran’s injured supreme leader out of public view but still shaping strategy, US intel assesses

US intelligence assesses that Iran’s new supreme leader is playing a critical role in shaping war strategy alongside senior Iranian officials, according to multiple sources familiar with the intelligence. The reports found that precise authority within a now-fractured regime remains unclear, but that Mojtaba Khamenei is likely helping direct how Iran is managing negotiations with the US to end the war.

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