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Iran president says contact with supreme leader is 'very difficult'

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated communication with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is 'very difficult' following reports of Khamenei's wounding in a US-Israeli strike that killed his father. Pezeshkian defended Khamenei against speculation about his absence from public view.

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