Mojtaba Khamenei assumed Iran's supreme leadership role in early March 2026 after his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death in late February U.S.-Israeli strikes that also reportedly injured the successor. Since then, he has issued only written statements or messages read on state media, including a June 4 warning against internal divisions following battlefield setbacks and recent prisoner pardons, with no verified photographs or video footage released. Iranian officials cite security needs amid ongoing conflict or minor injuries as reasons for the absence, while independent reports reference more extensive wounds requiring recovery; a May private meeting with President Masoud Pezeshkian provided the first senior official confirmation of his presence in the country. The Assembly of Experts sessions, diplomatic engagements, or shifts in the security environment could influence the timing of any public visual record, as could broader developments in Iran’s post-war stabilization efforts.