Where is Mojtaba Khamenei? Alive but not in control of Iran, say reports
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The continued absence of Mojtaba, according to an Axios report, has been a matter of discussion during President Donald Trump's intelligence briefings. The report also quoted an official as saying that the US national security team is still assessing who is in charge in Tehran.
Mojtaba Khamenei ascended to the position of Iran's Supreme Leader on March 9, following the death of his father in a US-Israeli airstrike on February 28. However, the new Supreme Leader is yet to make a public appearance. His first public statement on March 12 as well as his Nowruz message on March 20 were read out by the state media, further deepening the mystery about his whereabouts.
As per the latest Israeli and US media reports, the new Supreme Leader is alive but not in real control of his country. Sources told Jerusalem Post that the Revolutionary Guards may be holding effective power in Iran, adding that Mojtaba is unable to fully exert his authority over the political apparatus.
The Israeli publication quoted US-Israeli intelligence sources as saying that Mojtaba remains physically capable of carrying out at least some functions, despite being injured in the February 28 airstrike that killed his father, Ali Khamenei.
"We don't think the Iranians would have gone through all this trouble to choose a dead guy as the supreme leader. At the same time, we have no proof that he is taking the helm," a US official told Axios.
The continued absence of Mojtaba, according to an Axios report, has been a matter of discussion during President Donald Trump's intelligence briefings. The report also quoted an official as saying that the US national security team is still assessing who is in charge in Tehran.
In his March 12 statement, read by a presenter rather than the leader himself, Mojtaba outlined a hardline stance on the United States and the Strait of Hormuz amid ongoing conflict in the Gulf region. He also warned that Iran would avenge the blood of its martyrs and keep the Strait of Hormuz closed.
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