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Iranian State Media Reports Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei Met With President

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  • ANSA Italy · Centre · Publisher cooperative
  • Corriere della Sera Italy · Centre-right · RCS MediaGroup (Cairo Communication)
  • CNN Brasil Brazil · Centre · Rubens Menin (MRV)
  • Tempo English Indonesia · Centre-left · PT Tempo Inti Media

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Iranian state media reported that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei met with President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday, August 9, to discuss the country's economy, military, and defense. The meeting reportedly focused on national challenges, including the cost of living for the population, foreign economic cooperation, and the status of the conflict referred to by state media as the Third Imposed War. This reported meeting follows five months during which the Supreme Leader had not appeared in public.

Accompanying the reports of the meeting, Iranian state media released a video of Khamenei giving a religious lesson. However, the footage is undated, and some reports indicate it may have been recorded prior to the current war. The Mizan news agency cited Qasem Qoraishi, a vice commander of the Basij, who stated that further images of the leader among the people and in meetings with military commanders will be released soon.

Speculation regarding Khamenei's health has persisted for months. Some sources suggest he suffered injuries during early aerial attacks by the United States and Israel, while reports from center right framing suggest he may have been seriously wounded and communicating only through written statements. In contrast, center framing describes the current state media announcements as a denial of rumors that the leader is near death.

How each side framed it

Centre-left
This framing emphasized the duration of the leader's absence from public view and the specific economic topics discussed.
Centre
These reports focused on the factual claims of the meeting and the upcoming release of images while noting the context of health speculations.
Centre-right
This framing highlighted the undated nature of the released video and the likelihood that the leader had been seriously injured.

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