US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has claimed that Iranian leader Mojtaba Khamenei is currently alive but injured. During a press conference, he stated that the leadership situation in Iran remains unchanged despite recent military escalations.
The American official emphasized that available intelligence is extremely limited, suggesting his public absence might be due to security fears. Hegseth had previously asserted that the Iranian leader sustained injuries during joint military strikes by the US and Israel.
Meanwhile, Iranian officials have strongly rejected these claims, and no official information has been released regarding his health. Hegseth also described the Iranian leadership as chaotic, claiming their military capabilities are steadily weakening.
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