Iran supreme leader appears publicly day after report that he’s severely ill

Iranian Supreme Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appeared publicly Saturday at a spiritual ceremony, a day after a report stated he might miss the occasion because of extreme sickness.

After the state broadcaster initially aired images from a 2019 Arbaeen occasion, Khamenei’s workplace launched images of the Iranian chief on the Shiite mourning ceremony on Saturday.

In a lot of the images, Khamenei is seen sitting on a bench off to the aspect of the room as others addressed the assembled college students, although a number of confirmed him standing.

Khamenei’s look on the occasion in Tehran got here after the New York Occasions reported Friday that he’s gravely unwell after present process surgical procedure final week for a bowel obstruction and has canceled all public conferences, being too weak to even sit up.

The report had speculated Khamenei may not be capable of attend the ceremony Saturday given his situation.

In accordance with the report, which cited 4 folks accustomed to the matter, Khamenei’s well being deteriorated early final week when he started experiencing extreme abdomen pains. The supreme chief had surgical procedure at a makeshift clinic arrange in his residence, and his workplace canceled all public appearances for the remainder of the week.

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The 83-year-old’s situation was thought-about vital however has since seen an enchancment. Nonetheless, he’s nonetheless being monitored carefully by medical doctors, in accordance with the paper.

The Iranian authorities hardly ever feedback on the well being of its supreme chief and has not achieved so on this case both.

Questions relating to Khamenei’s well being have made headlines a number of instances lately and there have even been false claims in regards to the loss of life of the supreme chief, who has dominated Iran since 1989.

Khamenei underwent a profitable prostate most cancers operation in 2014.

The report comes with Iran trying more and more unlikely to succeed in an settlement with Western powers on reentry to the nuclear deal that may restrict its atomic ambitions.

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