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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Helena Smith in Nicosia

Mojtaba Khamenei was hurt in strike that killed his father, Iran’s Cyprus ambassador confirms

Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new supreme leader, attending a meeting in Tehran.
Iran’s new supreme leader was said to be lucky to survive the strike. Photograph: Majid Khahi/Reuters

Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, was injured in the 28 February attack that killed six of his family members, including his father, Tehran’s ambassador to Cyprus has confirmed.

In an interview conducted at his embassy compound in Nicosia, Alireza Salarian elaborated on the circumstances in which Khamenei, 56, was injured, saying he was lucky to survive the strike, which levelled the late ayatollah’s residence.

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