# Iran’s new Supreme Leader has not been seen in public since taking power

https://mins.news/en/item/20061

- Bloomberg News, 2026-08-12 10:46 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-12/iranian-factions-squabble-over-war-aims-as-khamenei-looks-to-assert-control

> Iran’s new Supreme Leader has not appeared in public since assuming power. His absence from public life has created a vacuum within the country’s political system. Disputes between hardliners and pragmatists have consequently become more visible, including tensions involving President Masoud Pezeshkian and his pragmatic camp.

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