Iranian Leader Appears in Public After Nearly 2 Weeks

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves to his well-wishers during a religious ceremony in Tehran, Iran, on Sept. 17, 2022. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP

TEHRAN, Iran—Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke to students in person Saturday after being out of the public eye for nearly two weeks.

Khamenei, 83, who normally speaks while sitting down, gave a seven-minute speech at the Imam Khomeini Hosseinieh, or congregation hall, in the capital of Tehran while standing.