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US Confirms Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei Wounded and Likely Disfigured
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On March 14 at approximately noon local time U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced that Iran's newly appointed Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is wounded and likely disfigured following a critical injury sustained in an air strike, describing the situation as "wounded" during his first public statement after assuming power on March 13 at age nearly seventy.
Key Points
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1US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated that Iran's new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, is wounded and likely disfigured.
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2The injury occurred following an air strike during the ongoing conflict in Central/Eastern Mediterranean regions (contextualized by headlines referencing 'Orientul Mijlociu' or similar geographic descriptors).
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3Mojtaba Khamenei has been identified as a newly appointed leader, succeeding Ali Jamane'i who was reportedly killed.
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4Reports indicate that Hegseth made these claims during Friday's press briefings regarding the conflict with Iran.
Developments
Mar 13
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth publicly stated at a briefing on March 13 that Mojtaba Khamenei is wounded and likely disfigured following an air strike.
[Date not specified in excerpts]
'Orientul Mijlociu' (Central/Eastern Mediterranean) conflict context established as the setting for events involving Hegseth's statements on March 13, though specific dates of prior strikes are implied rather than explicitly dated.
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