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Iranian cleric: Mojtaba Khamenei injured before war, pulled from hospital rubble
The Jerusalem Post • • world
Key Points:
- Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was reportedly rescued from the rubble of a hospital in Tehran during the early days of the Iran war, according to Ayatollah Mohsen Heidari Alekasir.
- Heidari stated that Khamenei was injured before the outbreak of the Israel-US-Iran war but did not provide details on the nature of his injuries.
- The claim that former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei recommended his son as successor was denied; Mojtaba Khamenei’s election was said to be independent of his father’s influence.
- During Ali Khamenei’s tenure, Mojtaba held no official political position and was described as a “shadow man” who occasionally advised on matters when his father was unavailable.
- Khamenei’s rare public appearances and limited meetings with Iran’s Assembly of Experts are attributed to security concerns for both him and the assembly members.
