Iran's Supreme Leader Reportedly Near Death, Opposition Outlet Claims
Iranian state officials offer contrasting accounts of his condition, while opposition sources and regional media report he sustained severe injuries in February strikes.
- Israeli media reported on Friday that Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is in critical condition and has been rushed to a hospital, with new reports indicating he could die imminently.
- Khamenei has not made any public appearances since assuming power following joint US-Israeli military strikes on February 28, 2026, which killed his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
- Reports indicate Mojtaba was disfigured in the initial attack, forcing him into hiding and compelling him to communicate with senior regime figures through a slow network of intermediaries to avoid targeting.
- President Masoud Pezeshkian acknowledged direct interaction is 'very difficult,' while Saudi news outlet Hadath cited an Israeli security source claiming the leader is not currently in Iran.
- Earlier, President Donald Trump asserted on Fox News that Iran's top military leadership was eliminated, claiming Khamenei was '90% gone' and incapacitated following the military campaign.
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Mojtaba has never appeared in public, or even on video, since he was mentioned after the murder of his father Ali
Seriously wounded during American raids at the beginning of the war, the religious leader has no longer reappeared in public
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