Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attended a religious event on July 5, after reports he was in a "secure location" since the start of a 12-day air war with Israel

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made his first public appearance since the Iran-Israel war, leading Ashura prayers in Tehran. The 86-year-old Supreme Leader’s attendance at the Imam Khomeini Hosseiniyeh ceremony silenced rumors about his health and whereabouts.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was seen in public over the weekend for the first time since Israel began its war on Iran on June 13.