Mujtaba Khamenei.. The absence of Iran's supreme leader raises questions

The Iranian arena has witnessed an escalating debate about the health status of Supreme Leader Mujtaba Khamenei, after his recent electronic appearance on the X platform without sound or image, where he only published a written response to US President Donald Trump's statements, which indicated the existence of an internal conflict in Iran. Since he took over from his father, Ali Khamenei, who was killed at the beginning of the war that broke out last February, the new leader has not registered any direct public appearance Or an audible speech to the Iranian people, amid reports indicating that he was seriously injured in the same attack that killed his father. The official Iranian media relies on broadcasting written statements attributed to the Supreme Leader, or posts through his personal social media account, which increases the uncertainty surrounding his actual health situation and his ability to exercise his constitutional powers. The Times of London recently unveiled a memo Diplomacy based on US and Israeli intelligence, stating that the Supreme Leader is "bedridden and receiving treatment in the holy city of Qom" located 130 kilometers south of the capital Tehran. According to the leaked memo, Khamenei Jr "suffers from unconsciousness and is in a critical state of health, which renders him unable to participate effectively in the decision-making process within the Iranian regime," which raises fundamental questions about The entity that actually manages the affairs of the country at this sensitive stage. These developments come in light of the exceptional circumstances that Iran is going through as a result of the ongoing war, during which it suffered heavy losses in the ranks of its military and political leaders of the first rank, which deepens the uncertainty about the future of the Iranian leadership and the mechanisms of making crucial decisions.