Mojtaba Khamenei issues statement after Trump’s ‘don’t know if he’s alive’ comment | World | News
Iran’s newly appointed religious leader Mojtaba Khamenei made a statement to the Iranian people days after US President Donald Trump questioned whether he was alive. Mujtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed on the first day of the epic Operation Rage, has never appeared in public since the war began on February 28.
In a written message, Khamenei expressed his gratitude to Iraq’s top Shiite cleric, Ali al-Sistani, and the Iraqi people for their “clear stance against the attack” and support for Iran. According to ISNA news agency, the statement came after the meeting between the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq and Iran’s ambassador in Baghdad. According to reports, the message particularly emphasized the support of Iraq’s highest religious authority, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, and the Iraqi people.
ISNA news agency reported that Khamenei’s appreciation was due to “their clear stance against aggression against Iran and their support for our country.”
Coming as President of the United States Donald Trump In many of his interviews since the war began, he has questioned whether Iran’s new Supreme Leader, who has not been seen since Operation Epic Rage began, is “alive.” In an interview with NBS news, Mr Trump said: “I don’t even know if he’s alive. No one has been able to point him out so far.”
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth claimed earlier this month that Ali Khamenei’s son was “injured and possibly disfigured”.
