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Report Says Iran’s New Supreme Leader Is Gravely Wounded, Temporarily Shifts Power to IRGC

A rare account from Iranian officials points to temporary military control in Tehran.

Overview

  • The New York Times, citing unnamed Iranian officials, reports that Mojtaba Jameneí is gravely injured yet mentally lucid and active.
  • The same strike that killed his father left him needing three leg operations with a prosthesis planned, hand surgery, and care for facial burns that hinder speech.
  • He has stayed out of public view since his appointment, sending messages through written notes for security reasons.
  • He has temporarily delegated major decisions to Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps generals, which could widen the military’s role in running the state.
  • President Masoud Pezeshkian has helped oversee his care, while senior Guard commanders do not visit, though none of these details has independent confirmation.