Iranian official says Mojtaba Khamenei survived hospital bombing after February strikes
A member of Iran's Assembly of Experts claimed Mojtaba Khamenei was rescued from a hospital rubble following strikes on Tehran, while other reports about his health remain unverified.
A senior member of Iran's Assembly of Experts told Qatari television that Mojtaba Khamenei, the 56-year-old son of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was pulled from the rubble of a Tehran hospital after the facility was bombed in late February. The official, Mohsen Heydari, said the younger Khamenei had been taken to a hospital that was subsequently hit, and that he was rescued from the debris.
Heydari added that three hospitals in Tehran were struck in the same period and that Khamenei was taken to a third hospital before being moved to an undisclosed location. He also said the Assembly of Experts voted to appoint Mojtaba Khamenei as the new supreme leader, noting that the body itself had been targeted in the attacks.
The claims come amid unverified speculation about the health of the senior Khamenei, whose death was reported in the same set of strikes. U.S. officials have not confirmed the alleged casualties, and Iranian officials have provided conflicting statements about the senior leader’s condition.
No independent verification of the hospital bombings or the rescue has been presented, and the narrative includes several unsubstantiated details about the succession process.