General · 11 April 2026
Iran leader Khamenei suffers severe disfiguring injuries
Mostafa Tehrani via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
Uncertainty over leadership may grow as Iran faces ongoing conflict. Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is recovering from serious facial and leg injuries caused by an airstrike that killed his father at the start of the war. The 57-year-old reportedly suffered a disfigured face and potential leg loss, but claims of his continued mental capability are contested by other reports.
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