May 25, 2026
Mojtaba Khamenei
An Iranian health ministry official said Monday the injuries suffered by supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in US-Israeli strikes in late February were only “superficial”, offering a rare account of the day he was wounded.
The 56-year-old has not appeared publicly since he was named as Iran’s supreme leader on March 8, issuing only written statements, fuelling speculation about his health.
In March, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Mojtaba was “believed to be alive, wounded and disfigured”.
