Hegseth brands Iran’s new leader ‘wounded and disfigured’ amid escalating war

TL;DR
Pete Hegseth described Iran’s newly named leader Mojtaba Khamenei as “wounded and likely disfigured” during a briefing on U.S.-led strikes, while the piece covers broader war developments, including a KC-135 crash and mounting casualties as Iran and its allies face intensified pressure.
- Pete Hegseth claims Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is ‘wounded and likely disfigured’ The Independent
- The New Khamenei Foreign Affairs
- Hegseth claims Iran's supreme leader is "wounded and likely disfigured" Axios
- Iran’s new supreme leader vows continued retaliation across Gulf and oil routes PBS
- Politics The Economist
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