Amid speculation over the condition of Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, a report has claimed that the Iranian leader is unconscious and receiving medical treatment in the holy city of Qom.
Though there were reports, even within Iran, that the Supreme Leader was wounded, the latest is that he is “incapacitated” and “incapable of running the country”, according to a report by The Times. The report quoted a diplomatic memo based on American and Israeli intelligence, which was shared with Gulf allies.
“Mojtaba Khamenei is being treated in Qom in a severe condition, unable to be involved in any decision-making by the regime,” it reads. Though it is unclear what his “severe” medical condition was.
The report added that the US and Israeli spy agencies were aware of the senior leader’s location for some time. Mojtaba was wounded in the Israeli airstrike that killed his father, mother and one of his sons.
Though there has been no public sighting of him, two statements attributed to Khamenei, 56, have been read on Iranian state television after the war began. There were also reports that Mojtaba was airlifted to Moscow and is undergoing treatment there.
However, Israeli media i24NEWS quoted sources who said Mojtaba Khamenei does not control Iran and "most likely, the Revolutionary Guards control the state”.
A video of the new Supreme Leader walking into a war room went viral on the internet yesterday. The video shows Mojtaba walking into a war room and analysing a map of Israel’s nuclear power plant in Dimona; however, there was no recording of his voice. However, the video has been debunked as AI-generated and unverified by Grok, with no credible sources confirming its authenticity.
