Iran's new supreme leader 'lightly injured' but still active, Iranian official tells Reuters

Middle East Eye · March 11, 2026 Politics
Iran's new supreme leader 'lightly injured' but still active, Iranian official tells Reuters

Iran's new supreme leader 'lightly injured' but still active, Iranian official tells Reuters Newly-appointed supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei was "lightly injured" but is continuing to operate, an Iranian official told Reuters on Wednesday. The official did not give details about what injuries had been incurred or why Khamenei had not made a statement to the public since being appointed the new leader. Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, son of late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, attends a meeting in Tehran, Iran, 2 March 2016.

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