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Pezeshkian in ‘full health,’ Iranian media says, amid reports president targeted in strikes

By Emanuel Fabian 28 February 2026, 10:06 am
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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses cabinet members, as they visit of the tomb of the late Iranian revolutionary leader ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, in Tehran on January 31, 2026. (Handout/Iranian Presidency/AFP)
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses cabinet members, as they visit of the tomb of the late Iranian revolutionary leader ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, in Tehran on January 31, 2026. (Handout/Iranian Presidency/AFP)

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is “in full health,” Iran’s Tasnim news agency reports, citing a source close to the presidency.

This follows unconfirmed reports that Pezeshkian was among those targeted in the Israeli and US strikes in Iran this morning.

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