Almost a week after his appointment as Iran’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei remains in the shadows.
Iranians got their first sense of his thinking on Thursday, when a lengthy statement attributed to him was read on state television. The following day was both his first Friday as leader and Al Quds Day – occasions when Iran’s supreme leader typically appears in public. But Mojtaba did not.
It’s now been six days since he was named their supreme leader, and the Iranian people have still not seen him or heard his voice.
A source with knowledge of the situation told CNN Mojtaba had suffered a fractured foot, a bruised left eye and minor lacerations to his face on the first day…