Moschtaba Khamenei is Iran’s new supreme leader – but so far a phantom.Image: keystone
Moschtaba Khamenei succeeds his slain father as Iran’s new supreme leader. But things remain quiet about the new religious leader.
March 12, 2026, 02:33March 12, 2026, 02:33
Three days after the appointment of a new Iranian head of state, there is still no word from the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader. In the midst of war, government supporters and observers are eagerly awaiting Modshtaba Khamenei’s first speech and what political course he will take after his father was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Tehran on February 28.
People in Tehran celebrated Khamenei’s appointment. But there is no trace of this.Image: keystone
There is a tense wait in the various centers of power in Tehran. There are no known plans as to when or whether 56-year-old Moschtaba Khamenei will speak, according to parliamentary circles. Several MPs are therefore groping in the dark themselves.
Moschtaba Khamenei survived the bombings in the heart of the metropolis eleven days ago, but also lost his wife, mother and a brother-in-law. According to information from the New York Times, the new Iranian religious leader was wounded. He is said to have suffered injuries to his legs, the newspaper reported, citing three Iranian officials.
Khamenei is said to have suffered injuries
The US broadcaster CNN According to him it is an injury to the foot. Modschtaba Khamenei suffered this right at the beginning of the war – as well as a bruise around his left eye and other minor injuries to his face, the station reports, citing a source familiar with the matter. The reports cannot currently be checked.
According to media reports, the government, including President Massoud Peseschkian, is currently not in contact with the new head of state. “Government ministers have no news of him and as far as I know, Mr. Peseschkian himself has had no contact,” a high-ranking source in the government told the well-informed exile portal Iranwire. There is great confusion in the cabinet. However, according to the report, the powerful Revolutionary Guards, Iran’s elite armed forces, work “with great coordination.”
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