Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is unconscious and 'unable to be involved in any decision-making' weeks after being gravely wounded in US-Israeli strikes, according to an intelligence memo cited by the Times of London on Tuesday, leaving the question of who is really running Iran at a volatile moment for the region.
The news came after weeks of rumour and speculation about Mojtaba Khamenei's condition following the 28 February attacks that killed his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with much of the family's inner circle. Since then, state media in Tehran has presented the 56‑year‑old cleric as his father's natural heir, insisting he has been issuing orders and directing the country's response to the war through written statements. No live speech, public appearance or video address has accompanied those claims.
