Iran’s newly appointed supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has reportedly been wounded, according to state television.
Mojtaba, 56, the second son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was confirmed as his father’s successor on Sunday by the regime’s 88-member assembly, despite the Ayatollah having previously opposed the idea of his son taking over.
A hardline cleric known among critics for his vengeful reputation, Mojtaba now faces direct threats from Israel, which has pledged to target the successor following the Ayatollah’s death.
Tensions escalated further when Israeli strikes on the opening day of the conflict reportedly killed both Ali Khamenei and Mojtaba’s wife, Zahra HaddadAdel, putting the new leader in a highly precarious position.
State TV described Mojtaba as wounded, using the term janbaz, which in Iran refers to someone injured by the enemy, during what Iranian media are calling the “Ramadan war,” the country’s name for the ongoing conflict.
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