It has been reported that the brand new Ayatollah is wounded.
Mojtaba Khamenei (Picture: Getty)
Iran’s new supreme chief Mojtaba Khamenei has “misplaced a minimum of one leg and is in a coma”, in keeping with studies. Chatting with The Solar, a supply claimed the 56-year-old had additionally suffered severe abdomen or liver injury.
It stays unclear whether or not he was injured on the identical day his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who died on February 28. He succeeded his father 5 days in the past; nevertheless, he has not been seen in public since. In his message, the supply claimed: “One or two of his legs have been reduce off. His liver or abdomen has additionally ruptured. He’s apparently in a coma as nicely.”He’s at the moment not believed to be directing the technique at the moment fuelling turmoil in power markets. The supply, stated to be within the Iranian capital Tehran, offered particulars concerning the new chief’s situation, remedy, location and safety preparations. Mojtaba is reported to be underneath intensive care at Sina College Hospital within the metropolis’s historic quarter after a part of the constructing was sealed off by safety forces.
Fearing for his life, the supply – who requested anonymity – is claimed to have evaded Iran’s near-total web shutdown to move messages to an exiled dissident based mostly in London.
Though he has no medical coaching, the supply stated members of the hospital’s trauma staff informed him Mojtaba was in a “very severe” situation and underneath the care of Mohammad Reza Zafargjani.
Zafargjani serves as Iran’s Minister of Well being and Medical Training and can be a senior vascular and trauma surgeon.
These detailed allegations can’t be independently verified attributable to Iran’s ongoing web blackout. Nonetheless, Mojtaba’s standing as one of many nation’s conflict wounded has already been confirmed.
Iranian state tv has additionally referred to the late ayatollah’s silent successor as “Jaanbaz of Ramadan” – which means a wounded conflict veteran.
The brand new supreme chief has, not solely not given a public speech since his election, however has additionally stayed quiet amid rumours he’s already useless.
Iranians officers have alluded to this being for safety causes.
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