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Iranian news agency releases rare video of Supreme Leader Mojtaba.
On Feb. 28, the United States and Israel launched joint attacks on Tehran and other Iranian cities, killing Iran's then Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, senior military commanders and civilians. Iran responded with waves of missile and drone attacks on U.S. and Israeli bases and assets in the region.
Background
Iran's Supreme Leader is chosen by the Assembly of Experts, an elected clerical body, and the office combines religious authority with final say over defence and foreign policy. Public appearances by the holder of that office are tightly managed at the best of times, and state media releases of video are treated by analysts as signals about health, security and the balance of power inside the system rather than as routine coverage. The events described in the summary above are attributed to the source credited below and have not been independently verified by KNN.
Why it matters here
Kenya has a working relationship with Iran on trade, and a much larger exposure through the oil market and the shipping lanes of the Gulf. Instability in the Iranian leadership question moves crude prices and war-risk insurance, and both of those arrive in Kenya as a fuel price and then as a matatu fare. Kenya also has citizens working across the Gulf whose families here depend on the remittances they send.
What to watch next
Whether the video is authenticated by independent analysts, what the Assembly of Experts does formally, and how oil and shipping markets react.
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On Feb. 28, the United States and Israel launched joint attacks on Tehran and other Iranian cities, killing Iran's then Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, senior military commanders and civilians. Iran responded with waves of missile and drone attacks on U.S. and Israeli bases and assets in the region.
Background
Iran’s Supreme Leader is chosen by the Assembly of Experts, an elected clerical body, and the office combines religious authority with final say over defence and foreign policy. Public appearances by the holder of that office are tightly managed at the best of times, and state media releases of video are treated by analysts as signals about health, security and the balance of power inside the system rather than as routine coverage. The events described in the summary above are attributed to the source credited below and have not been independently verified by KNN.
Why it matters here
Kenya has a working relationship with Iran on trade, and a much larger exposure through the oil market and the shipping lanes of the Gulf. Instability in the Iranian leadership question moves crude prices and war-risk insurance, and both of those arrive in Kenya as a fuel price and then as a matatu fare. Kenya also has citizens working across the Gulf whose families here depend on the remittances they send.
What to watch next
Whether the video is authenticated by independent analysts, what the Assembly of Experts does formally, and how oil and shipping markets react.
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