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Iran’s envoy in Moscow denies new supreme leader being treated in Russia
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIran’s ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali, has denied a media report that the country’s new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei is receiving medical treatment in Moscow, the state TASS news agency reports.
Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Jarida reported over the weekend that the 56-year-old, who was reported to have been injured in a US-Israeli airstrike that killed his father, had been moved to Moscow for medical treatment following President Vladimir Putin’s personal invitation.
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