Tehran (Rajeev Sharma): Reports from Israeli media outlets, including Channel 14 and the Jerusalem Post, indicate that Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is in an extremely critical condition and has been rushed to a hospital. Citing sources within Iran and the news outlet IranWire, rumors regarding his deteriorating health are circulating at the highest levels of the Iranian leadership.
The developments follow months of intense speculation regarding his physical condition. Mojtaba Khamenei assumed the leadership role after his father, Ali Khamenei, was killed in joint US-Israeli military strikes on February 28, 2026. Reports suggest that Mojtaba sustained severe injuries during those initial strikes, forcing him into hiding and limiting his communications exclusively to written directives passed through intermediaries. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian recently acknowledged in a state television interview that direct interaction with the Supreme Leader has been very difficult.
While Western and regional intelligence sources have repeatedly questioned his location and operational capacity—with US President Donald Trump claiming he was severely incapacitated—Iranian state officials previously downplayed his condition as superficial. However, his prolonged absence from live public appearances continues to fuel uncertainty regarding the regime’s leadership stability.
