Mojtaba Khamenei unconscious in Qom

Tehran: According to a new intelligence memo, Mojtaba Khamenei, the new Supreme Leader of Iran, is “unconscious” and not in a condition to run the country. He is being treated for a “severe” medical condition in the city of Qom, the assessment based on American and Israeli intelligence states. Mojtaba has not once been seen in public since being named the new Ayatollah after Ali Khamenei was killed on the first day of the US-Israel strikes on February 28.

The Iranian regime has insisted that Khamenei is fine and only sustained an injury to his leg in the strikes that killed his father and much of his family, including his sister and mother. The diplomatic memo, shared with Gulf allies and seen by The Times, presents a different picture. It reads, “Mojtaba Khamenei is being treated in Qom in a severe condition, unable to be involved in any decision-making by the regime.”

American and Israeli intelligence are believed to have known about Khamenei’s whereabouts for some time now. However, his location has remained a mystery. At one point, some reports even suggested that he was flown to Russia for treatment. It is unclear whether his current condition is because of the first injury he sustained on February 28 or if he was at the receiving end of another attack.

Despite never making a public appearance, two statements have been released in Mojtaba’s name during the war. In a state televised address, someone read out a statement attributed to him in which he warned the US and Israel of continued aggression and also hit out at Gulf countries for housing American bases. The state channel even released a video on Monday showing him analysing a map of an Israeli nuclear power plant inside a war room. However, the video was later confirmed to be AI-generated.