Hegseth says Iran's new leader is 'wounded and likely disfigured'
Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is wounded and likely disfigured, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday, adding that the country's leadership was on the run.
Hegseth says Iran's new leader is 'wounded and likely disfigured'
Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is wounded and likely disfigured, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday, adding that the country's leadership was on the run. Grouped from 14 articles across 10 sources.
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US’s Hegseth claims new Iran Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei injured
Pete Hegseth's remarks come a day after Khamenei pledged to keep fighting in first statement since he was named leader.
Iran’s new supreme leader wounded, likely disfigured, Hegseth says
No images have been released of Mr Mojtaba Khamenei since an Israeli strike at the start of the war.
Words of defiance: Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei lashes at US
The newly appointed supreme leader delivers a combative statement, pledging Iran will keep fighting.
Iran's new leader 'likely disfigured', Hegseth says
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth questions new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei's ability to lead after nearly two weeks of US and Israeli attacks on Iran, saying he is "wounded and likely disfigured".
Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s New Supreme Leader, Says Strait of Hormuz Must Remain Closed in Defiant Statement
Mojtaba Khamenei struck a defiant tone and signaled that Iran would not back down in a war that has spread across the Middle East.
Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei vows to keep Strait of Hormuz closed
Iran will fight on and keep the Strait of Hormuz shut, new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Thursday in a statement read out on state television, the first remarks attributed to him since he succeeded his slain father.
Netanyahu issues veiled threat to new supreme leader of Iran.
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Iran’s new supreme leader issues first statement
Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has issued his first statement since being appointed.
Trump insists US can fight ‘forever’ despite rapid depletion of munitions
President optimistic about outlook for weapons and rebuffs Ukraine’s offer for help with anti-drone defence
Iran shares first statement attributed to its new supreme leader
Iranian state media say the country's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, in his first public statement, has called for the Strait of Hormuz to remain shut.
Iran's new supreme leader vows to block Strait of Hormuz in first statement
A message attributed to Mojtaba Khamenei also says Iran will continue targeting US bases in the region.
New Iranian supreme leader vows vengeance in fiery first statement
Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, broke his silence Thursday after four days of rumors that he had been injured in an airstrike.
Lethal elite 'black-clad' kill squad guards Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei
Elite NOPO force protects new Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei while deploying around prisons holding political detainees amid reports of prisoner protests.
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