{"id":598938,"date":"2026-05-09T17:25:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T17:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=598938"},"modified":"2026-05-09T17:25:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T17:25:00","slug":"iran-publicly-discloses-supreme-leaders-status-for-first-time-marginally-injured-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=598938","title":{"rendered":"Iran Publicly Discloses Supreme Leader&#8217;s Status For First Time: &#8216;Marginally Injured&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">Iran Publicly Discloses Supreme Leader&#8217;s Status For First Time: &#8216;Marginally Injured&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p>The Iranian government has for the first time officially weighed in on the health of new supreme leader, Ayatollah\u00a0Mojtaba Khamenei, who was injured in the opening strikes of Trump&#8217;s Operation Epic Fury, which killed the younger Khamenei&#8217;s father and wife.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A government official claimed Khamenei, who hasn&#8217;t been seen in public since that attack, <strong>is now in good health<\/strong>,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/livecoverage\/iran-war-trump-news\"><em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em><\/a> writes Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><a data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/mjgh.jpg?itok=c-Elj_CU\" data-link-option=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/mjgh.jpg?itok=c-Elj_CU\"><\/a><\/p>\n<figure role=\"group\" class=\"caption caption-img inline-images image-style-inline-images\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"b1032c0c-3479-4fea-92df-40cb3b23c86e\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" height=\"313\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/mjgh.jpg?itok=c-Elj_CU\" width=\"500\" \/><figcaption><em>via AFP<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>He hasn&#8217;t been seen in public since the war began, and even official statements have been read aloud on state media broadcasts. There have since been conflict reports. However, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/english.alarabiya.net\/News\/middle-east\/2026\/05\/09\/conflicting-reports-on-mojtaba-khamenei-s-health-and-role-in-governance\">latest<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p data-aa-component=\"paragraph\" data-allow-readmode=\"\"><em>Yet the chief of protocol for the supreme leader\u2019s office, Mozaher Hosseini, said on Friday that Khamenei is in \u201ccomplete health,\u201d stressing that he has only been <strong>\u201cmarginally injured\u201d on his foot and lower back and hit by \u201ca small piece of shrapnel had hit him behind the ear.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p data-aa-component=\"paragraph\" data-allow-readmode=\"\"><em>\u201c<strong>The enemy is spreading all kinds of rumors and false claims<\/strong>. They want to see him and find him, but people should be patient and not rush. He will speak to you when the time is right,\u201d Hosseini told a crowd in Tehran.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Prior international reports suggested he was being treated for severe burns and that he could undergo surgery, and resorts to communicating commands to lower officials via low-tech means, including written and hand delivered messages, in order to avoid Israeli or US intelligence intercepting signals related to his whereabouts.<\/p>\n<p>Regional and Gulf media have also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voiceofemirates.com\/en\/news\/2026\/05\/09\/iran-reveals-the-truth-about-mojtaba-khameneis-health-condition-after-rumors-of-his-illness\/#google_vignette\">summarized<\/a> of the latest official Iranian description of the Ayatollah&#8217;s health, that &#8220;there were no indications of a serious deterioration in his condition.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And, &#8220;According to Iranian media reports, the official stated that medical examinations confirmed Mojtaba Khamenei\u2019s <strong>condition was completely stable<\/strong>. He added that the injury did not require complex surgery. Furthermore, he is undergoing only routine medical monitoring to ensure his well-being.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian revealed on Thursday that he for the first time recently held a meeting with Mojtaba Khamenei, at an undisclosed location, and that the encounter was a <strong>long and productive one<\/strong>. State media said it was two-and-a-half hours.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">US intelligence assesses that Iran\u2019s new supreme leader is playing a critical role in shaping war strategy alongside senior Iranian officials, according to multiple sources. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ejyo5tGipb\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ejyo5tGipb<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c4nfMMR25r\">pic.twitter.com\/c4nfMMR25r<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CNN (@CNN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNN\/status\/2052931605744816457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;What stood out more than any other topic in the meeting was the way of dealing, the type of outlook, and the humble and deeply friendly manner of conduct by <strong>the leader of the revolution<\/strong>,&#8221; Pezeshkian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palestinechronicle.com\/humility-trust-pezeshkian-praises-mojtaba-khamenei-after-meeting\/\">described<\/a>. He characterized the new Ayatollah&#8217;s approach as &#8220;a model based on taking responsibility, being close to the people, and truly listening to issues and problems.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Western officials and intelligence have all the while been seeking to assess just who is ultimately in charge of running the country. There have been reports of a growing split between the IRGC military apparatus and the Islamic Republic&#8217;s civilian leadership. However, none of these reports are confirmable, but it&#8217;s largely only guesswork by those far outside the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>      <span class=\"field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden\"><a title=\"View user profile.\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.zerohedge.com\/users\/tyler-durden\" lang=\"\" class=\"username\" xml:lang=\"\">Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden\">Sat, 05\/09\/2026 &#8211; 13:25<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/mjgh.jpg?itok=c-Elj_CU\" title=\"Iran Publicly Discloses Supreme Leader's Status For First Time: 'Marginally Injured'\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran Publicly Discloses Supreme Leader&#8217;s Status For First Time: &#8216;Marginally Injured&#8217; The Iranian government has for the first time officially weighed in on the health of new supreme leader, Ayatollah\u00a0Mojtaba Khamenei, who was injured in the opening strikes of Trump&#8217;s Operation Epic Fury, which killed the younger Khamenei&#8217;s father and wife. &#8220;A government official claimed&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=598938\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Iran Publicly Discloses Supreme Leader&#8217;s Status For First Time: &#8216;Marginally Injured&#8217;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":598920,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[20,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-598938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economic-empowerment","category-national-security","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/598938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=598938"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/598938\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/598920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=598938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=598938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=598938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}