Edition: Singapore Indonesia Asia US/UK PARIS: Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has re-emerged after the war with Israel but faces a struggle to maintain the authority he has wielded over the Islamic Republic for over three-and-a-half decades of rule, analysts say. After days of silence, Khamenei appeared on Thursday (Jun 26) in a video address to proclaim "victory" and prove he is still alive following the 12-day conflict with Israel, which ended with a truce earlier this week.

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