According to Reuters sources, the Iranian Supreme Guide, Mojtaba Khamenei, would be participating in negotiations between Iran and the United States in a “virtual conference.” He is also reportedly “on the road to recovery” since the strike on February 28 that “deformed” him and killed his father.
While American Vice President J.D. Vance landed in Pakistan on Saturday, April 11, for negotiations between the United States and Iran to end the war, a question remains: is the new Iranian Supreme Guide able to participate in these discussions? After being critically injured in the American-Israeli strike that killed his father on February 28, Mojtaba Khamenei has not made any public appearances. No photos or videos, only sporadic writings attributed to him.
According to three sources close to him cited by Reuters, the face of the new Supreme Guide was “deformed” in the attack, and he suffered serious leg injuries. Despite being 56 years old, he is nonetheless “on the road to recovery” and remains mentally alert, these same sources who requested anonymity assure. He would even participate in “meetings with senior officials via audio conference and be involved in conducting the war and peace negotiations with Washington,” which started on Saturday in Islamabad. Currently, neither the United States nor Pakistan has confirmed this information.
Since the start of the war launched by the United States and Israel on February 28 and the attack that killed his father and predecessor, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has been in power since 1989, no official Iranian statement has been made about the extent of the injuries to the new Supreme Guide.
A state television presenter had, however, described him as a “janbaz” – a term for people seriously injured in war. American Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had contented himself with calling him “injured and probably deformed.” The CIA has never commented on these claims.
Context:
Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is rumored to be participating in negotiations between Iran and the United States despite being seriously injured in an attack that killed his father.
Fact Check:
– Mojtaba Khamenei’s role and health condition are uncertain as conflicting reports circulate about his ability to take part in diplomatic discussions.
