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Trump says Mojtaba Khamenei is ‘damaged, but probably alive in some form’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
Asked about the fate of Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojataba Khamenei, US President Donald Trump tells Fox News, “I think he’s damaged, but I think he’s probably alive in some form.”
Khamenei has not been seen in public since he was selected to replace his father.
He was reportedly wounded in the war’s opening strikes by the US and Israel.
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