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Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is “safe and sound” despite reports that he was injured during the war with Israel and the United States, the son of Iran’s president said Wednesday.
Yousef Pezeshkian, who also serves as a government adviser, said he had checked reports claiming that Khamenei had been wounded.
“I heard news that Mr Mojtaba Khamenei had been injured. I have asked some friends who had connections. They told me that, thank God, he is safe and sound,” Pezeshkian wrote on his Telegram channel.
Iranian state television earlier described Khamenei as a “wounded veteran of the Ramadan war,” but did not specify the nature of the injury.
The New York Times reported Wednesday, citing three unnamed Iranian officials, that Mojtaba Khamenei had suffered injuries, including to his legs.
According to the report, he remains alert and is sheltering in a highly secure location with limited communication.
The 56-year-old cleric, who has rarely appeared in public or spoken at official events, has not yet addressed the nation or issued a written statement since being declared supreme leader on Sunday.
Iran’s Assembly of Experts appointed Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new supreme leader following the death of his father, Ali Khamenei.
Ali Khamenei, who ruled the Islamic Republic for decades, was killed in U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iran on Feb. 28.
The appointment of Mojtaba, a mid-ranking cleric with close ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, came amid escalating regional tensions.
According to Iranian authorities, the attacks have killed more than 1,200 people, including Ali Khamenei, over 150 schoolgirls and several senior military officials.
Iran has responded with drone and missile strikes targeting Israeli cities and sites hosting U.S. military assets across the region.
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