Iran's supreme leader severely disfigured by US strikes: report
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According to a Reuters report, Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, was severely disfigured in joint U.S.-Israel airstrikes on Tehran in February, which also resulted in the death of his father, former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei. Khamenei sustained leg and face injuries and has not been seen publicly since being hospitalized. U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has stated that Khamenei is "likely disfigured," and that the U.S. military has systematically eliminated Iran's top leadership. Despite his injuries, Khamenei is reportedly still mentally sharp and communicating with the Iranian delegation in Pakistan for peace talks with a U.S. delegation led by Vice President JD Vance. The airstrikes and subsequent events have significantly impacted Iran's leadership and its relationship with the United States.
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AI-ExtractedIran is not seeking war but will not forfeit its rights and considers all resistance fronts as a unified entity.
The Reuters report corroborates an earlier statement from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth says Iran's 'not-so-Supreme leader is wounded and likely disfigured'
Khamenei is recovering after incurring the injuries in the February 28 airstrikes that killed his father.
Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is severely disfigured after suffering leg and face injuries.
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