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Iran’s supreme leader awaiting prosthetic leg, plastic surgery on face: New York Times
The report says he is recovering from multiple surgeries and severe burns while Revolutionary Guard commanders handle key decisions.
- Following the February 28 airstrike that killed his father, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei remains in hiding, recovering from severe facial burns and leg injuries requiring plastic surgery and a prosthetic.
- Revolutionary Guard generals have assumed control over military and diplomatic strategy, filling a power vacuum created by Khamenei's physical incapacitation and extreme security concerns preventing senior officials from visiting him.
- Communication with Khamenei occurs via handwritten messages sealed in envelopes and passed through a human chain of couriers on back roads, as he avoids public appearances to prevent appearing vulnerable or weak.
- On Wednesday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters, "This is a battle between the pragmatists and the hardliners in Iran right now," as Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf leads negotiations with the United States amid an indefinite ceasefire.
- Analysts describe Khamenei as a "chairman of the board" who functions as a figurehead, with military commanders now dictating Iran's near-term security and diplomatic trajectory, fundamentally reshaping the nation's decision-making structure.
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Following Ali Khamenei's death, his son, Mojtaba Khamenei, has taken over Iran. He was seriously injured in the US-Israel strikes and is still undergoing treatment nearly two months later.
Iran’s new supreme leader seriously wounded, delegates power to Revolutionary Guards
Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, was seriously wounded in the US-Israeli airstrike that killed his father and predecessor, Ali Khamenei, but is mentally sharp, the New York Times reported on Thursday.
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Leaning Left12Leaning Right21Center7Last UpdatedBias Distribution52% Right
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C 18%
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