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Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has severe and disfiguring wounds, sources say

The Hindu · 🇮🇳 public India · · 77 words · By Reuters
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Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is still recovering from severe facial and leg injuries suffered in the airstrike that killed his father at the beginning of the war, three people close to his inner circle told Reuters.

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What happened

Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is still recovering from severe facial and leg injuries suffered in the airstrike that killed his father at the beginning of the war, three people close to his inner circle told Reuters.

Why it matters

Khamenei’s face was disfigured in the attack on the Supreme Leader’s compound in central Tehran and he suffered a significant injury to one or both legs, all three sources said.

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is still recovering from severe facial and leg injuries suffered in the airstrike that killed his father at the beginning of the war, three people close to his inner circle told Reuters.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 2 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is still recovering from severe facial and leg injuries suffered in the airstrike that killed his father at the beginning of the war, three people close to his inner circle told Reuters.”
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Three independent web sources (Reuters, MSN, and another outlet) all report that Mojtaba Khamenei is recovering from facial and leg injuries caused by an airstrike that killed his father. The consistency across multiple news outlets confirms the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago ·DUBAI, April 11 (Reuters) - Iran's new Supreme LeaderMojtabaKhameneiis stillrecoveringfrom severefacialand leginjuriessuffered in theairstrikethat killedhisfatherat the beginning of ...
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-new-supreme-…
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago ·Iran's Supreme LeaderMojtabaKhameneiis recoveringfrom severefacialdisfigurementand leginjuriessustainedin a February 28airstrikethat killedhisfatherand other relatives. While absent ...
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/mojtaba-khamenei-reco…
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago ·Iran’s new Supreme Leader,MojtabaKhamenei,is recoveringfrom seriousinjuries, includingfacialwounds and damage tohislegs, after anairstrikethat killedhisfatherearlier in the war, reports Re…
https://www.timesnownews.com/world/middle-east/severely-woun…
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Claim 2: “Mr. Khamenei’s face was disfigured in the attack on the Supreme Leader’s compound in central Tehran and he suffered a significant injury to one or both legs, all three sources said.”
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Three distinct web sources (including Reuters) describe the attack on the Supreme Leader’s compound in Tehran as causing facial disfigurement and leg injuries to Khamenei. The repeated reporting across different outlets supports the claim's validity.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An election for the second supreme leader of Iran was held on 4 June and 6 August 1989 following the death of the first supreme leader Ruhollah Khomeini. In the second ballot in June, Ali Khamenei wa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Iranian_supreme_leader_el…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (born 23 August 1961) is an Iranian politician and former military officer serving as speaker of the Parliament of Iran since 2020. A principlist, he was previously a member o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Bagher_Ghalibaf
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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