Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says he met Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, according to reports from Nigeria’s Vanguard and India’s NDTV. Both accounts refer to Khamenei as having been wounded in strikes on the first day of a Middle East conflict that has resulted in the death of Ali Khamenei’s father and predecessor, also named Ali Khamenei, as described in the sources. The outlets add that, since his appointment, the supreme leader has issued only written statements rather than appearing publicly, and that his condition has affected his visibility. While Vanguard frames the meeting as with Supreme Leader Khamenei, NDTV’s headline specifies “Mojtaba Khamenei,” but the provided summary indicates the same situation involving a supreme leader figure who is wounded and communicates through written statements. The sources present Pezeshkian’s statement about the meeting as confirmation that the president has direct contact with the supreme leader despite his reported injuries and limited public presence.