New Delhi, July 2 -- TEHRAN - Mojtaba Khamenei's wife died in the same airstrike that killed his father on February 28. He was injured. He has not been seen in public since - not at a state function, not on Iranian television, not at the Friday prayer ceremonies he was photographed leading before the war. Only written statements have been issued in his name. On July 9, Iran will bury his father at the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad.

Whether Mojtaba stands at that graveside is a decision his government cannot make safely in either direction. Appear, and he presents a confirmed location, in real time, to any intelligence operation still running against Iran's leadership. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz stated in March that whoever leads ...