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Mojtaba Khamenei
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A sealed signature. Iran's third Supreme Leader has not appeared in public since the vote that made him, a count his own state cannot settle: 59 of 88 per the New York Times, about 50 per Iran International, unanimous per state media. Per Reuters he carries severe facial wounds and joins decisions by audio, ruling through sealed couriers and statements read by TV presenters. This week, per the New York Times, his own guards barred him from his father's burial in Mashhad. Whoever wins that argument runs Iran. THE JULY DOSSIER: who's left, file 1/15.

