US-Iran war: Mojtaba Khamenei 'pulled from rubble' after strikes — New claim after Trump says Supreme leader ‘not dead’
Iranian cleric Mohsen Heydari said Mojtaba Khamenei was nearly killed in US-Israel strikes in February targeting his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and was later pulled from the rubble after three Tehran hospitals were bombed. US President Donald Trump said he believes Mojtaba Khamenei is alive but was very seriously wounded, while Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said he is completely healthy. Heydari also described the selection of Mojtaba Khamenei as supreme leader on March 8, in which he received 50 of 59 votes.
Why it matters: The conflicting accounts of Mojtaba Khamenei's health and the circumstances of his selection highlight the opacity of Iran's leadership during the US-Iran war.