Iranian state television confirmed Mojtaba Khamenei’s appointment as supreme leader while describing him as “wounded by the enemy” during the ongoing conflict referred to domestically as the “Ramadan war.”
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Iranian state media confirmed Monday that Mojtaba Khamenei has assumed the position of supreme leader following the death of his father, while also reporting that the newly appointed leader sustained injuries during the ongoing conflict referred to domestically as the “Ramadan war.”
According to an Associated Press report carried by The Times of Israel, television anchors on Iranian state broadcasts referred to Mojtaba Khamenei using the term “janbaz,” which translates to someone wounded by an enemy in combat.
Officials did not disclose the circumstances surrounding the reported injury, and Iranian media provided no details about where or when the incident occurred.
The confirmation of Mojtaba Khamenei’s rise to the country’s highest clerical office comes after the death of his father and mother during an Israeli airstrike in Tehran on Feb. 28. The strike occurred during the early phase of the current regional conflict.
The newly installed supreme leader has largely remained out of public view since the hostilities began. Throughout much of his life, Mojtaba Khamenei has maintained a limited public profile. He has never held formal government office, delivered public speeches, or granted interviews, and only a small number of photographs or videos of him have circulated publicly.
Iranian officials confirmed his appointment overnight following days of speculation over who would succeed the late supreme leader. The succession was also reported by international media outlets, including coverage describing the selection process by the clerical body responsible for choosing Iran’s top authority, the Assembly of Experts, which announced the decision despite the ongoing conflict. Reports of the appointment were also noted by Breitbart.
State media said the Assembly of Experts quickly agreed on Mojtaba Khamenei as successor, describing the decision as taking place despite what it characterized as “the brutal aggression of the criminal America and the evil Zionist regime.”
Television broadcasts accompanying the announcement reportedly showed a missile prepared for launch bearing the slogan, “At your command, Sayyid Mojtaba.”
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps publicly affirmed its support for the new leader. In a statement reported by Iran’s Tasnim News Agency, the military organization pledged allegiance to Mojtaba Khamenei and declared its readiness to carry out directives issued under his authority. The statement, published by Tasnim, said the Guard is prepared to “fully obey and devote the divine orders of the Supreme Leader of the time, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, and to preserve the values of the Islamic Revolution,” according to the IRGC statement published by Tasnim News Agency.
International media outlets have also reported that the newly appointed leader could face threats amid the ongoing conflict. Coverage by the Daily Mail reported that Israeli officials have indicated a willingness to target whoever succeeds the former supreme leader.
The succession has drawn attention in part because Iran’s political system historically criticized hereditary leadership structures. Mojtaba Khamenei’s elevation to the position previously held by his father has been noted by observers as an unusual moment in the Islamic Republic’s political history.
The leadership transition also comes amid ongoing international tensions surrounding Iran’s government. In comments made earlier about the future leadership of Iran, President Donald Trump said the individual assuming the role would need recognition from the United States. Speaking in remarks reported by ABC News, Trump stated that the next leader “would have to get approval” from Washington.
“He’s going to have to get approval from us,” Trump said. “If he doesn’t get approval from us he’s not going to last long. We want to make sure that we don’t have to go back every 10 years, when you don’t have a president like me that’s not going to do it.”
Iranian authorities have not provided additional information regarding Mojtaba Khamenei’s reported injury or whether it affects his ability to perform his duties as supreme leader.
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