United States Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth has claimed that Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has been wounded in US-Israeli attacks on the country. During a news conference at the Pentagon on Friday, Hegseth said Khamenei “is wounded and likely disfigured”.
“He put our statement yesterday – a weak one actually – but there was no voice, and there was no video. It was a written statement,” Hegseth said. The Pentagon chief did not provide evidence for his assessment, and Iran has not given any details about Khamenei’s condition.
Iranian President Mojtaba Khamenei on Thursday issued his first
public statement since taking over as supreme leader following
the assassination of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on February 28, the
first day of the United States and Israeli assault on Iran.
In written remarks that were read out on Iranian state television, Khamenei said Iran would attack all US bases in the region unless they were shuttered immediately and pledged to maintain the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. “I would like to thank the brave fighters who are doing a great job at a time when our country is under pressure and under attack,” said the Iranian leader, who has not been seen publicly since the war began.
US
President Donald Trump had said earlier this
week that he was “not happy” with the appointment of Khamenei
as Iran’s new supreme leader, suggesting that he may be targeted and killed
like his father. “I don’t know if it’s going to
last. I think they made a mistake,” the US president said on Monday.
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Since his bold remarks, the USA-Israeli coalition
bombed his compound massively. Some early reports said that KJ was in a coma
with at least one broken leg, and another report said that he was even dead.
However, it seems that the words of Hesgeth are probably more accurate when he says
that he is wounded and disfigured. FULL ARTICLE AT:
