The joint US-Israeli strikes killed Iran’s former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the father of Mojtaba, at the beginning of the conflict
Iran’s new supreme leader has issued a statement after some believed he may have died or sustained serious injuries.
In his statement, Mojtaba Khamenei, issued a warning to Washington and paid tribute to top security official Ali Larijani who died in strikes on Iran days earlier. It was believed that Mojtaba himself had been killed.
“It is with great sorrow that I received the painful news of the martyrdom of Mr. Dr. Ali Larijani, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council and the Leader’s representative on that council, as well as his distinguished son and some of his colleagues,” Mojtaba said in a statement on Wednesday, March 18.
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Iran has been in conflict with the United States and Israel since February 28. The US and Israel carried out joint strikes on key sites in Iran and killed Iran’s former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the father of Mojtaba, at the beginning of the conflict. Iran responded by attacking targets across the Middle East, plunging the region into war.
Mojtaba went on to describe the security official as “a learned, far-sighted, intelligent, and committed individual with diverse experiences in various political, military, security, cultural, and managerial arenas.”
“The enemies of Islam should know that shedding this blood only makes the mighty tree of the Islamic system stronger, and of course, every drop of blood has its price, which the murderous killers of these martyrs will soon have to pay,” he added, reports the Express.
This is the second time Mojtaba has released a statement in recent days after reports surfaced that he had lost a leg and was in a coma.
He did not feature on camera on this occasion. It’s highly probable that Khamenei is concealed at an undisclosed location to avoid assassination attempts.
Mojtaba has been regarded as an even more stringent hard-liner than his father. The possibility of him becoming the next supreme leader was seen as a potential regression to Iran’s former hereditary monarchy but with a religious dimension.
The younger Khamenei took on the position of supreme leader with his military at war but also with reserves of highly enriched uranium that could be utilised to build a nuclear weapon.
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