Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei will not make any public appearances until the war with the United States and Israel ends and security conditions improve, an Iranian source told TASS on Friday. The source also said that his first meeting with a foreign leader could be with Russian President Vladimir Putin.“His Excellency will not be making any public appearances in the near future due to security reasons. The government is waiting for the situation to normalize. He will make public appearances only after that,” the source said.The source said Khamenei’s first contact with a foreign leader could be a phone call or a meeting with Putin, underscoring the deep ties between Tehran and Moscow amid the war.Khamenei has not been seen in public since taking office in February following the death of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in US-Israeli strikes on February 28. He was also absent at the funeral.Since disappearing from the public eye, he has communicated only through written statements.The United States and Israel launched a war against Iran on February 28, killing Khamenei’s father and several other senior Iranian officials. In June, Washington and Tehran signed a memorandum of understanding that provided for an immediate ceasefire on all fronts, including Lebanon.However, the US resumed large-scale airstrikes on Iran on July 8, accusing Tehran of violating the agreement, particularly over the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran has denied the allegations, with Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghai saying on July 13 that Iran has never violated the memorandum and that Washington bears full responsibility for its collapse.The comments come amid reports of deepening internal divisions in Tehran, with hardliners accusing the country’s civilian leadership of carrying out a “soft coup” against the supreme leader.