I continue to harp on this.  Other countries, who have their leaders of course, need to make this a mainstay of their daily comments and demands.  If we can’t believe Iran on whether they have a person in charge, what can we believe them on?  It’s simple.  Why does Iran get a pass on what is normal?  It is so easy to prove—they can take their own film crew underground and interview him, let him read a speech.  See “Iran new Supreme Leader in good health, foreign ministry says,” Iran International, April 2, 2026.  “Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei Mojtaba is unharmed following US-Israeli airstrikes, the foreign ministry said, adding that not appearing in public is not unusual under wartime conditions. The son of the late Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a strike at the onset of the war, is “completely healthy,” according to spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei.”