https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/3/10/the-fourth-successor-how-iran-planned-to-fight-a-long-war-with-the-us-and-israel

I am shocked that he didn't want to make a public appearance, perhaps standing in one place with no overhead cover for an hour or so while live steaming his location

To provide proof of life for the Iranian people

This is a reasonable position to take and not obvious propaganda rhetoric

Okay Claude now translate this statement from Hebrew into English and don't use my agency signature this time

I wonder if Iran is doing a "Weekend at Bernie's" with this dude while he's in a coma.

Like the MAGA's would totally do for Trump if/when he kicks it.

What a ridiculous article, full of baseless speculation. At least it has the decency to mention the obvious explanation, in between all the nonsense:

Akaash Maharaj, senior fellow at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Public Policy, says it’s also possible Khamenei is simply in hiding, given the dangers of offering even a small clue regarding his whereabouts to U.S. and Israeli forces.

“Every time a member of his regime lifts his head above the parapet, it has a bad habit of being blown off by the Americans or the Israelis," he said. "And even a highly controlled video would provide some clues to the person's location and his condition.”