Mojtaba Khamenei 'pulled from rubble' after US strikes nearly killed him again: Report
Reports from Iranian officials suggest that Mojtaba Khamenei was injured and pulled from the rubble of a hospital following joint US-Israeli strikes in Tehran. The report claims he has since disappeared from public view following the death of his father, the former Supreme Leader, in earlier strikes.
Why it matters
The report details significant leadership instability and the impact of ongoing military conflict on the Iranian political hierarchy.
Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was reportedly "pulled from the rubble" of a Tehran hospital after joint US and Israeli strikes struck the medical facility where he was being treated following earlier bombardments.According to a report by the New York Post, Mohsen Heydari, a member of Iran's Assembly of Experts, disclosed this information in an interview with Qatari television network Al Araby on Thursday (local time).This revelation comes as tensions remain high across the Middle East following the February 28 joint strikes carried out by the US and Israel against Tehran.In the attack, Iran's then Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and several other senior officials were killed.Also Read | ‘Completely baseless’: Iran rejects reports of Mojtaba Khamenei owning luxury flats worth £36m in LondonWhat Mohsen Heydari revealedKhamenei was rushed to a Tehran hospital after the February strikes on his father narrowly missed killing him.To launch the war, the allies obliterated Ayatollah…
Also covering this story
One other newsroom covered this event. We read that version too.
Get smarter about the news
Sign up free for a feed built around what you actually care about, Dive Deeper research on any story, and the full text of every article.
Create free accountAlready have an account? Sign in