Iran Says Mojtaba Khamenei Had Superficial Injuries in February Strikes
The health ministry said the wounds needed only one or two stitches and no major treatment, countering reports of severe burns and multiple operations.
- On Monday, an Iranian Health Ministry official said Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei suffered only 'superficial' wounds in US-Israeli strikes from late February, offering a rare account of his hospitalization.
- Mojtaba succeeded his father, former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the February 28 US-Israeli strikes that triggered Iranian retaliatory attacks across the region.
- Health Ministry spokesman Hossein Kermanpour told ILNA news agency that Mojtaba arrived at hospital around 1pm Tehran time on February 28 with injuries to the face, head and legs requiring only stitches, and was discharged early March 1.
- Three days after the strikes, Iranian state TV reported military commander Ali Abdollahi met the supreme leader, who gave 'new directives and guidance for the continuation of operations to confront the enemy.' President Masoud Pezeshkian confirmed a two-and-a-half-hour meeting on May 7.
- The 56-year-old has not appeared publicly since March 8 when named supreme leader, issuing only written statements and fueling health speculation; Monday's disclosure breaks months of official silence on his condition.
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There are contradictory reports about his health. The 56-year-old has not appeared publicly since his appointment on 8 March.
Iran's chief leader Mojtaba Khamenei, according to official statements, was only slightly injured in the attacks of Israel and the United States at the end of February. For weeks, his absence from the public had fueled speculation about his state of health – now the Iranian Ministry of Health for the first time mentions details of the injuries of the 56-year-old. As spokesman of the Iranian Ministry of Health, Hossein Kermanpour, told the news a…
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