Iran's new supreme leader 'likely disfigured,' Hegseth says
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Almost a week after his appointment as Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei remains in the shadows. The Iranian people have yet to see him or hear his voice.
People in Iran are questioning who's really in charge after Mojtaba Khamenei's first address came via a presenter on state TV.
Hegseth was responding to Khamenei’s statement Thursday when he announced the Strait of Hormuz will stay closed until the war is over. He also told Gulf neighbors U.S. military
Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, broke his silence Thursday after four days of rumors that he had been injured in an airstrike.
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Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new supreme leader?
Mojtaba Khamenei built influence under his father as a senior figure tied to Iran’s security forces and the vast business empire they control.
A message attributed to Mojtaba Khamenei also says Iran will continue targeting US bases in the region.
Four days after his appointment as Iran’s new Supreme Leader, the world finally got a glimpse of Mojtaba Khamenei’s worldview.
Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei served in the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s where he developed close ties with the military services and with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The second son of the late supreme leader keeps a low profile. But he's long been viewed as wielding his power behind the scenes, from crushing dissent to influencing presidential elections.