3 weeks ago
Iran President Reportedly Questioned Secret Dark-Car Meeting with Mojtaba Khamenei
The president of Iran is named Masoud Pezeshkian.
A news report says he was taken to a secret place in Tehran to meet the new leader of Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei.
The meeting was very strange because it happened inside a dark car with very dark windows.
The car was so dark that the president could not see the man sitting next to him.
He heard a voice, but later he wondered if the voice really belonged to the leader.
The newspaper says the meeting lasted only a few minutes and that no handshake was allowed.
The president told other people, though, that the visit was friendly and lasted two and a half hours.
The report also says the meeting only happened after the president said he would quit his job.
The new leader has not been seen in public for about five months, and no recording of his voice has been shared.
That is why many people are asking questions about what is really happening.
Iran International reported that President Masoud Pezeshkian met a man presented as Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei inside a dark, tinted-window car at a secret location in Tehran, where neither man could see the other and no handshake was allowed.
According to the report, the meeting lasted only a few minutes, and Pezeshkian later asked aides whether he had actually met the supreme leader or merely spoken with someone claiming to be him.
The report says the meeting was approved only after Pezeshkian repeatedly requested an audience with Khamenei and threatened to resign, and that his request for a second meeting at the leader's residence was rejected.
Pezeshkian publicly said in May that he had spent two and a half hours with the leader in a 'cordial atmosphere,' contradicting the report's account.
Mojtaba Khamenei has not appeared publicly in about five months since succeeding his late father, and no verified audio or video recording of him has been released.
- Who
- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and US President Donald Trump making related statements.
- What
- A reportedly secret, brief meeting inside a dark, tinted-window vehicle in Tehran during which Pezeshkian could not see the man presented as Khamenei and later questioned whether he was real.
- Where
- An undisclosed location in Tehran, Iran, rather than the supreme leader's official residence.
- When
- The specific date is not stated; the meeting reportedly followed Pezeshkian's threats to resign, and Mojtaba Khamenei has not appeared publicly for roughly five months since succeeding his late father.
- Why
- Pezeshkian reportedly repeatedly requested an audience with Khamenei and threatened to resign before the meeting was approved as a 'concession.'
Official / Public Account
Iran International Report
Nature of the Meeting
Official / Public Account
President Pezeshkian publicly said he spent two and a half hours with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in a 'cordial atmosphere' in May.
Iran International Report
The report claims the meeting lasted only a few minutes inside a dark, tinted-window commercial car, with no handshake allowed and neither man able to see the other.
Contact with the Supreme Leader
Official / Public Account
Pezeshkian later claimed that meetings with the leader had become more frequent, while also saying communication with him is 'very difficult at the moment.'
Iran International Report
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reportedly said in July that only a limited number of people had met Mojtaba Khamenei, and that he himself had not seen him during that period.
Identity of the Man Met
Official / Public Account
The man was presented by security personnel as Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, and Pezeshkian defended the leader as meeting him with 'kindness and very sound logic.'
Iran International Report
Pezeshkian reportedly questioned whether the voice he heard actually belonged to Khamenei and asked aides whether he had met the leader at all.
Key facts
- President
- Masoud Pezeshkian
- Supreme Leader
- Mojtaba Khamenei
- Meeting location
- Undisclosed location in Tehran, Iran
- Reported meeting conditions
- Brief, voice-only conversation in a dark commercial car with heavily tinted windows; no handshake allowed
- Meeting duration
- A few minutes per Iran International; Pezeshkian publicly said two and a half hours
- Public absence
- Mojtaba Khamenei has not appeared publicly for about five months; no verified audio or video released
- Source
- Iran International, citing sources familiar with the episode
- Second meeting request
- Reportedly rejected
Quotes
Masoud Pezeshkian
President of Iran
“"It is very difficult to communicate with him at the moment, but in any case, his presence is a very great source of strength for us so that we can continue."”
NDTV
“"I have not seen Mojtaba Khamenei during this period, and only a limited number of people have met with him."”
NDTV
Sources
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