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Pete Hegseth claims new Iranian Supreme Leader is injured and likely disfigured

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White House official Pete Hegseth stated that Iran's newly appointed supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (referred to as "Neuer Ajatollah Chamenei" in the reports), has been wounded by an American missile strike on March 13 and is likely disfigured. The claim was made multiple times throughout Wednesday afternoon across various German-language media outlets including T-online, N-tv, Bluewin.ch, ORF.at, Kurier.at, Tagesspiegel.de, Rss.orf.at, and others who reported the same details from Hegseth's statements earlier in Oct 07.

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    Pete Hegseth stated that the new Supreme Leader of Iran is injured.
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    Hegseth also claimed according to U.S. reports that Chamenei was likely disfigured in an attack.
Mar 13, 2024 Pete Hegseth stated that the new Supreme Leader of Iran is injured and likely disfigured.
Oct 7, 2025 (Note: Contextual inconsistency in source data) The son of Ali Chamenei reported according to US sources that the former Supreme Leader was killed by a drone attack on October 6th. The current news reports regarding his injury appear chronologically inconsistent with this historical event.

Pete Hegseth claims that the new Ayatollah of Khomeini is injured and disfigured.

— [Mar 13, 14:54] Pete Hegseth

Hegseth states he has withdrawn to underground status regarding his claim about Iran's Supreme Leader being wounded in an attack. He adds that the leader was likely also mutilated or disfigured.

— [Mar 13, 26:54] In den Untergrund zurückgezogen

Hegseth reports on his claim regarding Iran's new Supreme Leader being injured and possibly maimed in an attack. He states he has withdrawn to underground status.

— [Mar 13, 26:54] In den Untergrund zurückgezogen

Hegseth claims that the newly appointed Ayatollah of Khomeini is injured and disfigured following an attack on him. He states he has withdrawn to underground status.

— [Mar 13, 26:54] In den Untergrund zurückgezogen

'Son' of the slain Ali Chamenei reports that according to US sources (Hegseth), Iran's Supreme Leader is injured and likely disfigured.

— [Oct 07, 26:54] Sohn des getoͤteten Ali Chamenei