Iranian media releases undated video of Mojtaba Khamenei

As mystery continues to shroud the appearance of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, Al Arabiya reported that Iran's Fars News released archival footage of the Iranian Supreme Leader. According to Al Arabiya, the footage was reportedly filmed before Khamenei became the Supreme Leader. He was seen surrounded by a group of people who offered prayers before beginning their discussions. Notably, this is the second time in August that a video of Khamenei has been released by Iranian media. Earlier in August, days after Israeli media claimed that Iran's Supreme Leader was in critical condition and had been rushed to a hospital, Iran's semi-official Mehr News agency released an undated video showing Mojtaba Khamenei appearing to be in good health. The video was published by Mehr, a semi-official news agency sponsored by the Iranian government's Islamic Development Organisation, as an effort to negate speculation about Khamenei's health and whereabouts. Previously, Israeli media reports had claimed Khamenei was in an 'extremely critical condition'. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian later stated that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is 'completely healthy', dismissing health speculations. He noted Khamenei could sit and discuss for seven to eight hours, indicating good health, after holding a 'very good' meeting with Khamenei earlier in August.