Reports have emerged that Iran's new religious leader was injured in the war.
Recent reports about Iran's new religious leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, have intensified the political and information environment in the Middle East. Zamin.uz reported on this.
According to The New York Times, citing its sources, he was wounded in his leg on the very first day of the war and has therefore continued to refrain from public appearances since being elected. According to the newspaper, high-ranking government officials have confirmed that he was indeed wounded.
He is currently conscious and hidden in a specially secured location. This state of invisibility, given today's military threats, is explained as measures taken to preserve the leader's life.
Similar views are also expressed by Israel. According to Reuters, the Israeli intelligence service assesses that Mojtaba Khamenei sustained minor injuries as a result of the strikes that began on February 28.
Iran's own state organizations and official congratulatory messages have also used phrases referring to him as a wounded war veteran. These words were not chosen by chance, and observers assess them as evidence confirming the assumptions about his injury.
However, there are also voices within Iran denying this. The son of President Raisi, referred to as a state advisor, announced on March 10 via Telegram that he had heard reports about the injury but was told by those around him that he is healthy and well.
Debates on this topic are not happening for the first time. Similar reports were also published in Israeli media on March 7.
Subsequently, on March 8, official Iranian publications confirmed that the new leader is indeed 56-year-old Mojtaba Khamenei. Currently, the situation is such that international media and intelligence data emphasize the presence of an injury, while Iranian officials deny it.
The biggest question remains when the new leader will appear in public and speak himself to confirm or deny this. The current silence is causing various rumors to emerge.
