India, July 10 -- Fresh speculation is mounting over whether Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei will make his first public appearance on Saturday after Iran's semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported that he is expected to lead a condolence ceremony for his late father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The ceremony, to be held following the passing of the late supreme leader, who was killed in military strikes on February 28, has drawn widespread international attention as Mojtaba has remained completely out of public view since the outbreak of the war.

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The announcement has triggered intense global scrutiny over whether Mojtaba will finally be seen in public to lead the prayers, given that offici...