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Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, said injured in legs on opening day of war — NYT
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A banner depicting Iran's new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei is displayed on the side of a highway in Tehran on March 10, 2026. (AFP)
Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, was wounded in his legs on the opening day of US-Israeli strikes on Iran, The New York Times reports, citing Israeli and Iranian officials.
Khamenei, 56, was announced on Sunday as the successor to his father, Ali Khamenei, the longtime supreme leader who was killed on the opening day of the war, February 28.
The Times report says the younger Khamenei was wounded in his legs on that day as well, which may be one reason he has yet to appear in public or on video.
Previous reports indicated that Mojtaba Khamenei was injured in the war, including state media reports describing him as “janbaz,” or wounded by the enemy.
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