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Iran Confirms New Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei Is “Safe and Healthy” Amid Injury Rumors
An adviser to the Iranian government has stated that Iran’s newly appointed Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is “safe and healthy,” dismissing circulating reports suggesting that he was injured during the recent escalation involving the United States and Israel.
The statement came from Yousef Pezeshkian, a government adviser and the son of Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian. Writing on Telegram on March 11, Pezeshkian said he personally looked into the rumors after hearing claims that Mojtaba Khamenei had been wounded.
“I heard reports that Mojtaba Khamenei had been injured,” he wrote. “I contacted friends who are familiar with the situation, and they confirmed that he is safe and healthy, thanks to God.”
Despite this reassurance, speculation intensified after Iranian state television referred to Mojtaba as “Jaanbaz,” a Persian term commonly used to describe a soldier who has been wounded in battle.
The reference appeared during coverage in the holy month of Ramadan and seemed to allude to the ongoing U.S.–Israeli campaign against Iran, although no specific details about the alleged injury were provided.
Reports published on March 11 by The New York Times, citing three unnamed Iranian officials, suggested that Mojtaba Khamenei may indeed have been wounded earlier. According to those sources, he was reportedly injured on February 28, the first day of the joint U.S.–Israeli military operation. The officials claimed he suffered several injuries, including a leg injury, but remained conscious.
The same report stated that Mojtaba is currently sheltering in a heavily guarded location, with only limited contact with others as security measures remain extremely tight.
Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, was officially selected as Iran’s new Supreme Leader on March 8 by the Assembly of Experts, the powerful clerical body responsible for appointing the country’s highest religious and political authority. He succeeded his father, Ali Khamenei, who had ruled Iran for decades before his death.
For many years, Mojtaba Khamenei has been regarded as one of the most influential figures within Iran’s political and security establishment. He maintains particularly close ties with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), one of the country’s most powerful military institutions, as well as the Basij, a large paramilitary force known for its loyalty to Iran’s leadership.
His selection as Supreme Leader is widely viewed by analysts as a sign that Iran’s conservative and hardline factions continue to dominate the country’s political direction. Shortly after his appointment, the Revolutionary Guard publicly pledged its “absolute obedience and readiness to sacrifice” in carrying out the orders of the new Supreme Leader.
Despite assuming the most powerful position in Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei has not appeared publicly since his appointment, which has fueled further speculation about his health and security situation.
The secrecy surrounding his location also comes amid rising tensions with Washington and Tel Aviv. Both the United States and Israel had previously issued warnings suggesting that anyone occupying the position of Supreme Leader could potentially become a target for assassination during the ongoing confrontation.
As a result, security around Iran’s new leader is believed to be at its highest level in years.
Forty-Eight Hours After Our Wedding, My Husband Slapped Me And Called It Family Tradition—But The Hidden Camera Was Never His
Forty-Eight Hours After Our Wedding, My Husband Slapped Me And Called It Family Tradition—But The Hidden Camera Was Never His
The first humiliation arrived before breakfast.
The first slap arrived seconds later.
His palm cracked across my face with enough force to whip my head sideways. The sound ricocheted through the luxury kitchen, bouncing off marble walls and polished glass until even the humming espresso machine seemed to fall silent.
No one moved.
Sunlight spilled across the stone floor, catching the diamonds on my wedding ring as my husband slowly lowered the hand he had just used to strike me.
Forty-eight hours earlier, that same hand had slipped the ring onto my finger while promising love, respect, and a lifetime of partnership.
Now it trembled with anger instead.
The white roses from our wedding still filled silver vases throughout the lake house. Half-empty champagne flutes remained on the terrace overlooking the water. My wedding gown still hung untouched upstairs because some part of me wasn't ready to believe that my marriage had ended before it had truly begun.
My crime?
I had politely asked Graham's younger sister to place her dirty smoothie glass in the dishwasher instead of abandoning it on the marble countertop.
Avery Whitaker smiled as though I had just entertained her.
Without breaking eye contact, she picked up the glass, tilted it deliberately, and let thick green smoothie spread across the spotless white floor.
"There," she said sweetly. "Since you love giving instructions, start by cleaning that."
The sting on my cheek burned.
The taste of blood settled quietly against my tongue.
But humiliation has a strange gift.
Sometimes it doesn't break you.
Sometimes it strips away every illusion.
Across the breakfast table, Patricia Whitaker calmly lifted her porcelain teacup as if watching a weather report instead of witnessing her son assault his wife.
Not surprise.
Not concern.
Not a single word asking whether I was hurt.
Only approval.
Her husband, Warren, folded his financial newspaper with visible annoyance, like someone irritated that family drama had interrupted a peaceful morning.
"You'll learn," Patricia said smoothly. "Women who marry into this family don't correct Whitakers under our own roof."
Graham stepped closer until only inches separated us.
His voice dropped into the controlled tone abusive people mistake for authority.
"You're my wife now, Claire. You're not running boardrooms anymore. You don't tell my sister—or anyone in this family—what to do."
I brushed my thumb across the corner of my mouth.
A thin streak of blood stained my fingertip.
Then my eyes drifted past him.
Toward the small black security camera mounted beside the pantry.
Patricia noticed immediately.
A quiet laugh escaped her.
"Don't embarrass yourself," she said. "Every camera in this estate belongs to us."
I looked directly into her eyes.
"No, Patricia."
I paused just long enough for every heartbeat in the room to become audible.
"They really don't."
The atmosphere shifted instantly.
Not because they understood.
Because they sensed they should.
Graham grabbed my wrist hard enough to leave pale fingerprints.
"What did you just say?"
Without raising my voice, I slipped free, removed my wedding ring, and placed it carefully beside the puddle of green smoothie.
"I said," I answered evenly, "you made the mistake of believing I was powerless."
Avery laughed, but confidence had already begun leaking from her voice.
"Oh, please. Dramatic speeches don't scare anyone."
Two days ago these same people had embraced me beneath an arch of white flowers overlooking the lake.
They called me family.
They called me a blessing.
They toasted to respect, loyalty, and new beginnings.
The performance ended the moment the wedding guests drove away.
Graham insisted we spend our first week at the Whitaker estate so I could "learn how this family works."
He encouraged me to ignore my office, silence every work notification, and dedicate myself completely to becoming a Whitaker.
He believed I was stepping away from power.
What he never realized...
...was that power had quietly walked into his family long before the wedding ceremony began.
For more than ten years, I had built my career studying families exactly like this.
Families that disguised control as tradition.
Cruelty as discipline.
Fear as loyalty.
Families convinced that wealth placed them beyond consequences.
Slowly, I reached into my cardigan pocket and removed a second phone.
Not my personal phone.
Not the one anyone had ever seen.
The encrypted device unlocked beneath my thumb.
For the first time all morning...
Graham looked genuinely afraid.
