Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Iran’s New Supreme Leader Was Wounded Early in the War

 Iran’s New Supreme Leader Was Wounded Early in the War, Iranian and Israeli Officials Say - The New York Times

The full circumstances and extent of Mr. Khamenei’s injuries were unclear.

His father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in Israeli airstrikes on a leadership compound in the heart of Tehran, also on Feb. 28. The new supreme leader’s mother, wife and a son...were also killed in that daytime attack.