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Trump Says Iran’s New Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei Is Probably Alive but Injured

Donald Trump said Mojtaba Khamenei is likely alive but injured following airstrikes that killed his father and family, amid conflicting reports about his condition.

  • On Thursday, President Donald Trump stated he believes Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is "probably alive" but "damaged" during an interview on "The Brian Kilmeade Show."
  • Mojtaba Khamenei assumed leadership after his father was killed in U.S.-Israel strikes on February 28.
  • Diplomat Alireza Salarian claimed the leader is hospitalized with injuries to his "legs and hand and arm," though Iranian officials maintain he is "safe and recovering.
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In an interview with the American media Fox News on 13 March, the US president claimed that Iran's new supreme guide was wounded. "I think he's damaged, but I think he's probably alive in some form or another," explains Donald Trump. According to Le Figaro, Alireza Salarian, Iranian ambassador to Cyprus, would have heard rumours in this direction: "I heard that he was injured in his legs, hand and arm... I think he's in the hospital because he's…

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Unseen since his election as Supreme Leader on 8 March, Mojtaba Khamenei was reportedly hit by the same attack that killed his father. But Iran maintains the blur on his true state of health.

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said this Friday that the new leader...

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Index broke the news in Budapest, Hungary on Thursday, March 12, 2026.
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