Vladimir Putin may have earned a reputation among world leaders with an " But one of his own limbs aroused suspicion during his trip to Iran..

Journalists and social media users took notice of how Putin clasped his right hand during a visit to Tehran on Tuesday. Newsweek writes about this, recalling that the Russian autocrat met there with the presidents of Turkey and Iran, as well as with Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei..

Commenting on a video of Putin's arrival at Mehrabad International Airport, Turkish journalist Rajip Soylu remarked: " Also his right hand doesn't move.. This is a strange video.

In social networks, these shots provoked a real "

“Obviously, his right arm needs 50 seconds to fire up before it starts working,” one Twitter user joked..

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Other users have speculated that the Russian autocrat just " Foundation for Defense of Democracies security expert Ivana Stadner explains why Putin's right hand barely moves. She attributed this to the fact that the former KGB agent constantly keeps his right hand closer to his service weapon..

“Obviously, it’s very difficult to get rid of such strange habits,” she noted..

The same version was expressed by TRT journalist Ali Mustafa, who wrote on Twitter:

“The immovable hand is associated with his training in the KGB, where agents were taught to keep their hand closer to the holster so that they could quickly draw weapons.”. A number of media outlets have also concluded from the video of Putin's arrival in Tehran that the Russian autocrat is not on his feet.. This exacerbated the gossip about his state of health that has been circulating since February 24, when Russia invaded Ukraine.. But despite reports that Putin has cancer, Parkinson's disease, or both, there is no evidence to support this.. The Kremlin has repeatedly insisted that Putin is healthy..