US EditionIran’s New Leader Still in Hiding
- Mojtaba Khamenei became Iran's Supreme Leader on March 9 after his father was killed in a US-Israeli airstrike, but he has not appeared publicly since his appointment, with statements read by others on his behalf.
- Israeli and US intelligence reports indicate that Mojtaba is alive but injured and likely not in full control, with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps holding effective power amid ongoing political and military unrest.
- Mojtaba was reportedly injured in the airstrike, sustaining leg and facial wounds, and has skipped traditional public appearances such as the Nowruz speech.
- Uncertainty remains among US and Israeli officials about who leads Iran, as Mojtaba's absence and the assassinations of top Iranian officials contribute to speculation about a leadership vacuum and internal decision-making.
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The old Ayatollah is dead – turned off by a precise Israeli blow. His son and successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, is now said to have taken the helm. But there is a huge problem: no one has seen him. Is the new supreme leader of Iran long ago a ghost? Secret services around the world, especially the CIA and Israeli Mossad, looked at Tehran on Friday. It was the Persian New Year celebration of Nowruz – traditionally the moment when the supreme leader tu…
As Mojtaba Khamenei, who was elected as Iran's Supreme Leader on the 8th, has not yet appeared in public even once, questions regarding his whereabouts are deepening. According to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on the 22nd, he is being ridiculed within Iran as a "cardboard ayatollah." This refers to an ayatollah (Supreme Leader) who lacks substance, like a doll made of cardboard.
Finding Mojtaba Khamenei: Iran Supreme Leader's whereabouts puzzle US, Israel
The continued absence of Mojtaba, according to an Axios report, has been a matter of discussion during President Trump's intelligence briefings. The report also quoted an official as saying that the US national security team is still assessing who is in charge in Tehran.
The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Israel's Mossad and other intelligence services are trying to find traces of Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not appeared in public since he was elected as the new Ayatollah, writes Aksios today.
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