Where is Mojtaba Khamenei? Iran’s injured new leader not seen in public for weeks

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleMojtaba Khamenei, who has not been seen publicly recently, had a statement read by Iranian state broadcasters on Thursday. Reports from Israeli intelligence and The New York Times suggest Khamenei was lightly injured during recent US-Israeli strikes. In his statement, the Iranian leader called for the closure of all US bases in the region and threatened future attacks. He also indicated Iran would maintain its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz as leverage, despite claiming a policy of 'friendship' with neighbours. Khamenei urged unity among Iranians and vowed revenge for war casualties, drawing on his own experience of losing family members. In fullIran-US war latest: Supreme leader statement threatens new attacks on US bases and warns Iran will ‘avenge martyrs’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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