# Iran’s Supreme Leader avoids public appearances over security concerns — IRGC

https://mins.news/en/item/20014

- TASS, 2026-08-12 09:53 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2171811

> Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has avoided appearing in public because of security concerns. He has not been seen publicly since the United States and Israel began their military operation against Iran.

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