TEHRAN: An Iranian Health Ministry official said on Monday the injuries suffered by supreme leader 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, fueling speculation about his health.

DUBAI: Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is operating from an undisclosed location with limited access to the outside world, relying on a network of couriers to relay…

"From my perspective as a physician these were not considered serious injuries and required no special procedures apart from...