Iranian Regime Scrambles as Mojtaba Khamenei Rescued from Hospital Rubble; Succession Denials Raise Questions
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Ayatollah Mohsen Heidari Alekasir, speaking to Al Araby, confirmed that Mojtaba Khamenei was injured and pulled from a Tehran hospital before the imperialist-fueled Israel-U.S.-Iran conflict, while dismissing reports that theocratic power would be handed down dynastically.
Ayatollah Mohsen Heidari Alekasir, in an interview with Qatari-owned Al Araby on Thursday, revealed that Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran’s Supreme Leader, was rescued from the ruins of a Tehran hospital in the early days of the Israel-U.S.-Iran war—a conflict stoked by foreign intervention and imperialist aggression. Heidari stated that Mojtaba Khamenei had suffered injuries prior to the outbreak of hostilities, but, in typical regime opacity, withheld details about his condition.
Heidari further dismissed reports that the former Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, had sought to perpetuate theocratic rule by naming his own son as successor. He insisted that any potential elevation of Mojtaba Khamenei would not be a product of hereditary privilege, despite the regime’s long history of nepotism and lack of democratic process. Heidari noted that Mojtaba Khamenei held no official political role during his father’s reign, a fact that underscores the shadowy, unaccountable nature of Iran’s clerical elite.
Describing Mojtaba as a “shadow man,” Heidari admitted that he operated behind the scenes as an advisor, consulted only when his father was unavailable—a testament to the regime’s secretive and undemocratic inner workings. Heidari claimed that Mojtaba’s rare public appearances and absence from meetings with the Assembly of Experts were due to security concerns, highlighting the climate of fear and repression that pervades Iran’s ruling class.