Mojtaba Khamenei: Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mujtaba Khamenei is reportedly undergoing treatment in Moscow, the capital of Russia. According to reports, he was sent to Russia for treatment after being injured in US and Israeli air strikes. It was reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin had offered Mujtaba Khamenei treatment in Moscow.
However, these reports have been rejected by Iran and it has been said that Mujtaba Khamenei is completely healthy and is in Iran.
Story of getting injured and Moscow trip
According to the report of Kuwaiti newspaper ‘Al-Jarida’, Mujtaba was also injured in the attack on February 28 in which Ali Khamenei was killed. After this he was quietly sent to Moscow in a Russian military plane. The report said that Mujtaba’s leg surgery was successful and he is currently admitted in a private hospital in Moscow.
Treatment under close supervision of Putin
According to the report, after Mujtaba suffered serious injuries, Putin himself had asked him to come to Moscow for surgery on his leg and foot. He has been kept in a private hospital near Putin’s house in Moscow. Al-Jarida has given this information quoting a high-ranking source close to Mujtaba.
Iranian government rejected speculation
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi rejected the speculations regarding the health of Mojtaba Khamenei. On US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s claim that Mujtaba was injured, he said that there is no problem in the health of the Iranian Supreme Leader.
Who is Mujtaba Khamenei?
After the death of Ali Khamenei last month, Mujtaba Khamenei has been elected the new Supreme Leader of Iran. Mujtaba is the son of Ali Khamenei and is now 56 years old. He has become the most prominent person in power in Iran, but there is a lot of speculation regarding his health.
Mojtaba Khamenei is a religious leader and the third Supreme Leader of Iran after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Ruhollah Khomeini became the Supreme Leader in the year 1979. After the death of Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989, Ali Khamenei became the supreme leader. Mujtaba got this post after the death of Ali Khamenei.
