Iranian ambassador to the United Nations said the country’s new leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is “safe” and is “leading the country.” Khamenei has not made any public appearances.
Khamenei is “announcing his decisions and positions in different statements,” said the country’s U.N. ambassador, Ali Bahreini, in a video interview with The Associated Press, published Thursday.
“The political structure in Iran is working very well,” he said. “The leader is doing his job, but because of the specific situation we are in now, of course, there are some security arrangements which are very necessary for this particular time.”
Bahreini did not provide any additional details about Khamenei’s health or whereabouts. He was named as the country’s top leader earlier this month, coming weeks after his father, former longtime leader Ali Khamenei, was killed in U.S.–Israeli airstrikes on Feb. 28 as the operation was launched….