Six months into war, Iran's supreme leader remains unseen and unheard
Six months after the US and Israel launched war on Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei, thrust into the supreme leader role while severely wounded, has not been seen or heard in public since his appointment a week into the conflict.

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Iran's leadership has coalesced around military generals and clerics entrenched in the ruling theocracy, ready for a potentially long confrontation with the US and determined to prevent unrest at home. The war has cost approximately $1,100 per US taxpayer.
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