United States President Donald Trump has expressed his belief that\nIran\u2019s newly elected Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has sustained\ninjuries. Trump made this statement amid speculation about Mojtaba\u2019s\ncondition, which was reported to have deteriorated from wounds suffered\nin a US-Israeli attack in late February.<\/p>\n
Trump\u2019s latest comments regarding Mojtaba\u2019s condition were made\nduring an interview with Fox News journalist Brian Kilmeade, which aired\non Thursday 12 March. The earlier US-Israeli attack had killed Mojtaba\u2019s\nfather, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and several other family members.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think he is injured, but I think he may still be alive in some\ncapacity, you know,\u201d Trump said in the interview.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Mojtaba has not appeared publicly in Iran since being\nselected as Supreme Leader of the Shia nation. His first statement as\nSupreme Leader was delivered in written form and read aloud by an\nIranian state television presenter on Thursday 12 March local time.<\/p>\n
In his initial public statement, Mojtaba swore to keep the Strait of\nHormuz closed. He also called on neighbouring countries to shut down US\nmilitary bases in their territories or risk becoming targets of\nTehran.<\/p>\n
An unnamed Iranian official stated that Mojtaba sustained minor\ninjuries, although he continues to carry out his duties. The Iranian\nstate television also referred to Mojtaba as a \u201cwar-wounded veteran of\nthe Ramadan war\u201d. However, the specific nature of Mojtaba\u2019s injuries was\nnot detailed.<\/p>\n
Iran\u2019s Ambassador to Cyprus stated that Mojtaba had been wounded in\nthe US-Israeli attack on 28 February. Meanwhile, Yousef Pezeshkian, an\nIranian government adviser and son of President Masoud Pezeshkian,\nclaimed that Mojtaba is in good health.<\/p>\n
Trump previously stated that the war against Iran is progressing very\nrapidly. He praised the US military.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe situation with Iran is moving very fast. They are doing it very\nwell, our military is unmatched,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey (Iran) are truly a nation of terror and hate, and they are\npaying a heavy price now,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Trump made this statement after Mojtaba released his first public\ncomments. However, Trump did not directly respond to Mojtaba\u2019s\nstatement, in which he swore to seek revenge and vowed to continue\nfighting against the US and Israel.<\/p>\n
In recent days, Trump has offered various signals about progress in\nthe war against Iran. He previously boasted that the United States has\ndefeated Iran.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/trump-claims-irans-new-leader-mojtaba-khamenei-wounded-in-us-israeli-attack-1773399208", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }