- Iran has confirmed that new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is "safe and sound" after sustaining injuries in the ongoing conflict.
- President Yousef Pezeshkian stated on Telegram that he had received assurances of Mojtaba Khamenei's well-being.
- State TV reported that Khamenei was injured in the war, although the specific nature of his injuries was not disclosed.
- The news follows the death of Mojtaba's father, Ayatollah Khamenei, 86, who was killed in a US-Israeli strike on his personal compound.
- Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, was subsequently selected as the new supreme leader by Iran’s Assembly of Experts.
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