Iran leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei not been seen publicly or heard from in nearly a week.

The New York Times (is gated) is reporting that Iran’s leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has not been seen publicly or heard from in nearly a week.

• “That absence has surprised and unnerved everyone”

Other reports say he hasn’t been seen since Monday, so not really a week.

Regime change in Iran is a hot topic, has it already begun?

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.