New Delhi, June 3 -- The United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has addressed questions on Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei since the leader has not been seen in public since the conflict started. He also pointed to intelligence indicators suggesting that Mojtaba Khamenei is engaged in decision-making, despite sustaining injuries in the conflict.

Speaking of Mojtaba Khamenei, Marco Rubio suggested that since many of them have been killed, "being public is not recommended for them internally."

"We haven't seen him publicly, and I would imagine, given what's happened to multiple leaders in that system, being very public is probably not something that's recommended for them internally," Marco Rubio said.

"But that...