Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attended a religious event 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.⁣ ⁣ State media aired footage of people attending a Ashura ceremony which is the holiest day in the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, chanting ‘Lion’ as Khamenei entered a government hall. ⁣ ⁣ For security reasons, he had previously stayed out of the public eye, issuing only pre-recorded messages since the war began on June 13.⁣ ⁣ Israel launched the air war on June 13, attacking Iranian nuclear facilities and killing top military commanders as well as civilians in the worst blow to Iran since the 1980s war with Iraq.⁣ ⁣ #iran #ayatollah #supremeleader #khamenei #ashura #israeliran