Iran Says Khamenei’s Widow Is Alive as Trump Says Mojtaba Is Injured

Overview

• Iranian state media retracted earlier reports of Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh’s death and offered no details on her condition.
• Mojtaba Khamenei has been declared supreme leader but has not appeared in public, with his first message read by a television presenter.
• President Donald Trump told Fox News he believes Mojtaba is alive but injured, echoing Iranian statements that described only light wounds.
• In his initial statement, Mojtaba vowed revenge, ordered strikes on U.S. bases in the region, and threatened to use pressure over the Strait of Hormuz.
• Iran announced a new offensive against Israel and released videos on an official Telegram channel showing missile launches accompanied by pro-Khamenei slogans.