Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has not been seen publicly or heard from in nearly a week. That absence has surprised and unnerved everyone from political insiders to the general public.

Nearly a week after Israel's surprise attack on Iran, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday that Iran will "NOT surrender," as Israel seeks to eliminate its nuclear program. "War will be met with war,

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei issued what appeared to be his first public statement since the U.S. attack on Iran, in a post on X on Monday, local time. "The Zionist enemy has made a grave mistake,