Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attended a religious event on Saturday, according to a video carried by state television, after reports that he was in a "secure location" since the start of a 12-day air war with Israel in which top Iranian commanders and nuclear scientists were killed.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has appeared in public for the first time since the conflict with Israel began, ending weeks of speculation over his absence during rising regional tensions.

I ran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attended a religious event on Saturday, according to a video carried by state media, in his first public appearance since the June 13 start of a 12-day war with Israel in which top Iranian commanders and nuclear scientists were killed.