US EditionIran's new supreme leader wounded, likely disfigured, Hegseth says
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said over 15,000 Iranian targets have been struck since late February and vowed to escalate the bombing campaign.
- Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has been injured and pledged to continue attacks, downplaying the impact of the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
- Khamenei is wounded and likely disfigured, according to Hegseth during a press conference.
- Khamenei's first public address was a written statement without voice or video, described as showing fear, injury, and lack of legitimacy.
- An Iranian official told Reuters that the new Supreme Leader was lightly injured but continuing to operate.
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Iran's new supreme leader wounded, likely disfigured, says US Defence Secretary
WASHINGTON: Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is wounded and likely disfigured, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday (March 13), questioning Khamenei's ability to govern after nearly two weeks of US and Israeli attacks on Iran. Read full story
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AlKhaleej TodayIran's new supreme leader wounded, likely disfigured after Israeli strike, says US defence secretary
WASHINGTON, March 14 — Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is wounded and likely disfigured, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said yesterday, questioning Khamenei’s ability to govern after nearly two weeks of US and Israeli attacks on Iran.No images have been released of Khamenei since an Israeli strike at the start of the war that killed much of his family, including his father and wife. His first comments came in a statement read by a …
There was a great demonstration of the Iranian regime, the bombings continued on Tehran and Lebanon and the United States claim that Mojtaba Khameni is probably disfigured.
The US Secretary of Defense also had an explanation for why Mojtaba Khamenei released a written statement instead of a video or audio message.
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