Mojtaba Khamenei was injured prior to Iran war, pulled from hospital rubble, Iranian official says

Iranian official Ayatollah Mohsen Heidari Alekasir told Al Araby that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was pulled from hospital rubble in the early days of the Iran war, having been injured prior to the conflict. Heidari denied claims that former leader Ali Khamenei had recommended his son as successor, stating Mojtaba's election was independent of his father's position. Heidari described Mojtaba as a 'shadow man' and advisor during his father's reign, holding no official political position, and attributed his lack of public appearances to security danger.

Iranian official Ayatollah Mohsen Heidari Alekasir told the Qatari-owned Al Araby outlet that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was pulled from the rubble of a Tehran hospital in the early days of the Iran war, having been injured prior to the outbreak of the conflict. Heidari did not elaborate on the supreme leader's exact condition. He also denied claims that former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei had recommended his son as successor, asserting that Mojtaba's election was independent of his father's position. Heidari described Mojtaba Khamenei as a 'shadow man' and advisor during his father's reign, holding no official political position. He attributed Khamenei's lack of public appearances and meetings with the Assembly of Experts to security danger, stating it is in their interest to avoid large gatherings and conduct communication secretly.