On July 11, 2026, a user on X, @hajnader313, shared a new photo of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, stating it was published by the official leadership site. The user wrote:

♦️Urgent♦️ New image of the Supreme Leader of the Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, published by the official leadership site. To the blindness of ill-wishers, the mourning leader is in full health, praise God.

In a quote-tweet, another user, Shin (@hey_itsmyturn), alleged that the photo contains Google's SynthID watermark, indicating it was generated or altered by Google's Gemini AI. Shin wrote:

Sorry to break it to you, but THE NEW PHOTO OF YOUR SO-CALLED SUPREME LEADER HAS SYNTHID. Meaning? It was made or touched by Google’s Gemini