Iran supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei suffers severe, disfiguring wounds: Report Khamenei's face was disfigured in the attack on the supreme leader's compound in central Tehran and he suffered a significant injury to one or both legs, accroding a ReutersReutersIran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is still recovering from severe facial and leg injuries suffered in the airstrike that killed his father at the beginning of the war, three people close to his inner circle told Reuters. Mojtaba Khamenei's wife, brother-in-law and sister-in-law were among other members of his family killed in the strike. However, a newsreader on state television described him as a "janbaz", a term used for those badly wounded in war, after he was named supreme leader. Iran's first supreme leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, enjoyed unquestioned authority as the charismatic leader of the revolution and the most learned cleric of his day. Iran's U.N. mission didn't respond to questions about the power wielded by the Guards and the new supreme leader.

Source: The Telegraph April 11, 2026 08:18 UTC