New Iran Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei Reported Injured in Opening Day Airstrikes
TL;DR
Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s newly named supreme leader, is reportedly wounded—fractured foot, facial injuries and bruising—during the opening wave of US-Israeli airstrikes; Iranian officials cited by The New York Times and other outlets provide varying accounts, with the leader still not seen publicly and the full extent of his injuries unclear, amid reports the attack on Tehran also killed his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
- New Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei suffered fractured foot, face injuries on first day of Iran war: reports New York Post
- Source: New Iranian supreme leader had fractured foot and face lacerations on first day of war CNN
- Contributor: Iran's dynastic power shift could prove more damaging than regime change Los Angeles Times
- How Iran Is Building a Religious Mythology Around Its New Supreme Leader WSJ
- Mojtaba Khamenei was hurt in strike that killed his father, Iran’s Cyprus ambassador confirms The Guardian
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