{"id":314805,"date":"2026-04-07T14:53:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T09:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=314805"},"modified":"2026-04-07T14:53:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T09:23:06","slug":"irans-supreme-leader-is-incapacitated-and-unable-to-run-country-news-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/irans-supreme-leader-is-incapacitated-and-unable-to-run-country-news-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran&#8217;s Supreme Leader is &#8216;incapacitated&#8217; and unable to run country | News World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><figcaption>Iran\u2019s recent Supreme Leader hasn\u2019t been seen in greater than a month (Picture: Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Iran\u2019s recent Supreme Leader is reportedly unconscious in one in every of Iran\u2019s holiest cities, unable to run the country he inherited from his dead father.<\/p>\n<p>Mojtaba Khamenei is reportedly being treated for a \u2018severe\u2019 medical condition, American and Israeli intelligence have found.<\/p>\n<p>A memo shared amongst Gulf allies revealed Khamenei\u2019s location for the primary time, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/world\/middle-east\/israel-iran\/article\/iran-supreme-leader-mojtaba-khamenei-qom-war-latest-c2th5xgqb\">The Times reported. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>The memo mentioned that Khamenei was \u2018unable to be involved in any decision-making by the regime\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>As for his father, Ali Khamenei, who was killed in an air strike within the early days of the war, his body is being prepared for burial in Qom.<\/p>\n<p>The reports regarding the younger Khamenei are certain to spark futher speculation, after it was initially reported that he suffered serious injuries within the strike which killed his father.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SEI_288740972_02550d-7611.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27703825\" alt=\"(FILES) In this picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency, Mojtaba Khamenei (C), son of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, walks along a street in Tehran on May 31, 2019. Iran marked the appointment of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei to replace his father as its supreme leader with a new barrage of missiles against Israel and the Gulf states on March 9, 2026, as the Middle East war sent oil prices soaring. (Photo by Hamid FOROUTAN \/ ISNA \/ AFP via Getty Images)\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/div><figcaption>The extent of Khamenei\u2019s injuries stays unclear (Picture: AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There have been claims that Khamenei lost one leg and suffered serious abdominal injuries in a US-Israeli air strike that worn out his family. Some reports said he\u2019s in a coma.<\/p>\n<p>Still, days after the deadly strike and being named as the brand new Supreme Leader, he issued a written statement.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/%24\/35d3734f-1e29-4d0b-a646-15776be08249\" width=\"100%\" height=\"120px\" class=\"metro-iframe iframe-autoheight \" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" name=\"69d4ccf8c3bd7\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u2018I assure everyone that we are going to not refrain from avenging the blood of your martyrs,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The revenge we&#8217;re considering shouldn&#8217;t be only related to the martyrdom of the good leader of the revolution; relatively, every member of the nation who&#8217;s martyred by the enemy is an independent subject for the revenge case.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The legitimacy of the statement has come under scrutiny, given the claims about his health and the shortage of any public appearance in greater than a month. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SEI_290881969-a104.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27669581\" alt=\"epa12849314 Iranian people chant, wave flags and hold posters of the new Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei during a rally in support for the military, in Tehran, Iran, 25 March 2026. A joint US and Israeli military operation, launched on 28 February 2026, continues to target strategic sites across Iran. EPA\/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Iranians are still rallying behind Mojtaba, despite him not appearing for greater than a month (Picture: EPA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gathering for\u00a0Ramadan\u00a0in the identical bunker,\u00a0Mojtaba Khamenei\u2019s father, Ali Khamenei,\u00a0mother, Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh, his wife of 20 years, Zahra and one in every of his sons, reported as Mohammad,\u00a0were all killed within the strike that launched the war in late February.<\/p>\n<p>In that strike, Mojtaba suffered a fractured foot, a bruise around his left eye, in addition to minor lacerations to his face, a source accustomed to the situation told CNN.<\/p>\n<p>Initial reports said he was in search of treatment within the intensive care unit at Sina University Hospital in\u00a0Tehran after being injured.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Katayoun Shahandeh, a Lecturer within the history of Art and Museology, previously told <strong>Metro<\/strong>: \u2018It is rather likely that\u00a0retaliation and resistance\u00a0will turn out to be central themes in Mojtaba Khamenei\u2019s leadership, no less than in rhetoric.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The strikes that killed the previous Supreme Leader\u00a0Ali Khamenei\u00a0(Mojtaba\u2019s father) and members of his family will inevitably shape the political atmosphere in Tehran.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Reports suggest that Mojtaba himself was injured in the identical attack and lost close relatives, which makes the moment not only political but deeply personal.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong><strong><strong>Get in contact with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this, <\/strong><strong>check our news page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Trump MAGA merch store forced to shut after Iran war sends sales plummeting<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Trump says he\u2019s \u2018in no way\u2019 nervous about committing war crimes in latest Iran threat<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Epstein survivor threatens to sit down outside White House and wait to fulfill King Charles<\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\"><a class=\"metro-button share-bar-comments\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card accent--news\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card__inner\">\n<h4>News Updates<\/h4>\n<p>Stay on top of the headlines with each day email updates.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran\u2019s recent Supreme Leader hasn\u2019t been seen in greater than a month (Picture: Reuters) Iran\u2019s recent Supreme Leader is reportedly unconscious in one in every of Iran\u2019s holiest cities, unable to run the country he inherited from his dead father. 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