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Middle East conflict: Trump questions if Iran’s new leader is alive

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President Donald Trump has stated that there are reports regarding the potential death of Iran’s newly designated supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei.

According to Trump, some claim Mojtaba has died, while others say he is gravely ill in the hospital with a severely wounded leg.

Mojtaba was seriously injured during the initial strikes by the US and Israel in the battle, which has already lasted more than two weeks.

His father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with other close relatives, perished in that very attack.

“Many people are claiming that he’s been severely disfigured,” Trump remarked to reporters at a White House event on Monday.

“They’re suggesting that he has lost his leg and has been gravely injured. Others are claiming he’s dead.”

The US president highlighted the absence of the Ayatollah in public since he assumed the role of Iran’s supreme leader eight days ago.

Trump stated, “he’d spew hate from his chair,” but noted, “this one we haven’t seen at all.”

“We are uncertain about who their leader is,” Trump informed reporters during a White House event. “We have individuals eager to negotiate. We have no knowledge of who they are.”

The new Supreme Leader issued a statement last week in which he pledged to avenge the death of his family members, particularly his father, the former Supreme Leader.