Mojtaba Khamenei: what's happening and what it means

Earlier, on April 28, the deputy representative of the Supreme Leader of Iran in India, Mohammad Hossein Ziyaeenia, had said that the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei is in "a good situation and fine". Mojtaba Khamenei has emerged this Friday as one of the stories drawing attention in India.

Key facts

• Earlier, on April 28, the deputy representative of the Supreme Leader of Iran in India, Mohammad Hossein Ziyaeenia, had said that the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei is in "a good situation and fine".
• The New York Times had reported earlier that Mojtaba Khamenei has largely remained out of public view following the February 28 airstrikes on the compound of the former Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, where he had been residing.
• Senior official in the Iranian government dismissed claims by the United States on the health of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and said that he is h.
• God wanted him preserved': Iran calls US claims on Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei's health 'trick used by enemy.
• Word of Mojtaba Khamenei’s death was first floated in the second week of March when Donald Trump, in an interview with NBC News, said he did not even know if he was alive.

What we know

Going deeper, the New York Times had reported earlier that Mojtaba Khamenei has largely remained out of public view following the February 28 airstrikes on the compound of the former Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, where he had been residing.

On the substance, Senior official in the Iranian government dismissed claims by the United States on the health of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and said that he is h.

Beyond the headlines, God wanted him preserved': Iran calls US claims on Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei's health 'trick used by enemy.

More precisely, Word of Mojtaba Khamenei’s death was first floated in the second week of March when Donald Trump, in an interview with NBC News, said he did not even know if he was alive.

It is worth noting that Ayatollah Mohsen Qomi dismissed US claims about Mojtaba Khamenei's health as Western tactics.

By the numbers

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What they're saying

“Enemy forces seek to provoke reactions from us by spreading rumours in order to advance their conspiracies through such responses,” the Deputy Head of the Leader’s Office for International Affairs further stated.

“We know the new so-called, not-so-supreme leader is wounded and likely disfigured,” he said at a press conference.

The wider context

On a related note, Mojtaba Khamenei was present during the bombing but survived by moving to the courtyard.

Going deeper, Ayatollah Mohsen Qomi, Member of the Assembly of Experts and the Deputy for International Affairs in the office of the Supreme Leader of Iran, dismissed claims by the US on Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and said that the leader is healthy, Fars News Agency reported.

On the substance, some people ask about the health status of His Eminence the Leader, Ayatollah Sayyid Mojtaba Khamenei.

Beyond the headlines, Qomi also confirmed that Mojtaba Khamenei was in the building which was bombed, but was ultimately saved.

More precisely, the situation of our Supreme Leader, Hazrat Ayatollah Sayyid Mojtaba Khamenei, is, thanks to God, good.

The bottom line

• The New York Times had reported earlier that Mojtaba Khamenei has largely remained out of public view following the February 28 airstrikes on the compound of the former Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, where he had been residing.
• Some people ask about the health status of His Eminence the Leader, Ayatollah Sayyid Mojtaba Khamenei.
• The situation of our Supreme Leader, Hazrat Ayatollah Sayyid Mojtaba Khamenei, is, thanks to God, good.
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