Iran Says Mojtaba Khamenei Recovers After US-Israeli Attack Injures Him

Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was injured in an attack on February 28 when Israel and the United States launched a joint military operation against Iran, and Iranian officials later said his injuries were healing.

“Iran’s supreme leader in ‘full health’ after injuries in US-Israeli attack during war: Report Mojtaba Khamenei suffered injuries to his kneecap and lower back, while small crack behind ear has already been treated, reports Fars news agency, citing senior Iranian official Rania Abushamala 10 May 2026•Update: 10 May 2026 ISTANBUL Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is in “full health” after sustaining injuries during a joint US-Israeli attack on the office compound of Iran’s leadership on the first day of the war earlier this year, a senior Iranian official”

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Fakti.bg reported that coordinator of government meetings Mazaher Hosseini said the back injury had already healed and the knee was expected to recover soon, adding that a small wound behind his ear was hidden by his turban.

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TRT World said protocol director Mazaher Hosseini described Khamenei’s wounds as being in “full health” after sustaining wounds during the joint US-Israeli attack on the leadership compound last February.

The Times of India also quoted Hosseini saying Khamenei was “on the stairs when the blast knocked him on the ground,” while Iran’s officials dismissed “rumours and false claims” about his condition.

While Iranian officials described Mojtaba Khamenei as recovering, US intelligence assessments cited by Mathrubhumi English said he was operating from an undisclosed location and continuing to influence wartime decisions and ceasefire negotiations despite serious injuries.

Mathrubhumi English also said the same intelligence-based reports claimed he “avoids electronic communication entirely, relying instead on trusted couriers and in-person messengers.”

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The Times of India reported that Reuters had said the 56-year-old cleric suffered severe facial injuries and serious wounds to one or both legs during the strike on the supreme leader’s compound in central Tehran.

In contrast, Fakti.bg said the Iranian Foreign Ministry denied that Mojtaba Khamenei was dead and stressed that the supreme leader was “fine,” while the Kuwaiti newspaper “Al-Jarida” claimed he may have been taken to Moscow for treatment.

Beyond the competing narratives about Mojtaba Khamenei’s condition, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Iran will respond with a massive strike if its tankers or merchant ships are attacked, and it named “one of the US bases in the region and enemy ships” as targets.

“The injuries suffered by Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei in the air strike have almost healed, Al Arabi reported, citing Mazaher Hosseini, coordinator of government meetings”

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Fakti.bg also said that before the military conflict with Iran, Israel established a secret military base in Iraq that served as a logistics center for the Israeli Air Force, with special forces and search and rescue teams stationed there.

TRT World reported that although a ceasefire took effect on 8 April through Pakistani mediation, the US enforced a naval blockade on Iranian maritime traffic in the strategic waterway since 13 April.

Anadolu Ajansı added that the first round of talks in Islamabad on April 11 failed to secure a lasting agreement, and that the truce was later extended by US President Donald Trump without a specified deadline.