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Mar 13, 2026

Israel’s Prime Minister: Iran’s Supreme Leader Can’t Show His Face in Public.

Israeli Prime Minister Says Iran’s New Supreme Leader Cannot Appear in Public

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Iran’s newly appointed Supreme Leader is unable to appear publicly after Tehran released his first official message.

“I’m not going to provide a life-insurance policy to any Iranian leader,” Netanyahu said on March 12 when asked whether Israel had plans to target Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei.

he also declined to reveal any details about Israel’s potential strategies or operations.

Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, the son of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, was reportedly chosen on March 8 to become Iran’s next Supreme Leader during escalating conflict with the United States and Israel.

He would be the third Supreme Leader of Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

Netanyahu claimed that Israel killed Ali Khamenei in an airstrike carried out on February 28, and said the new leader “cannot appear in public.” Since being appointed, Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen by the public. During his swearing-in ceremony in Tehran, Iranian officials reportedly displayed only a portrait of him rather than presenting him in person. Prior to this, both the United States and Israel had publicly warned that any newly appointed Iranian Supreme Leader could become a target.

Iran released the first message attributed to Mojtaba Khamenei on March 12. However, the statement was delivered as written text read on television, and he did not appear on video or speak directly.

In the message, the new Supreme Leader declared that Iran would continue blocking the Strait of Hormuz in order to increase pressure on its adversaries. He also vowed that the United States and Israel would pay a price for the damage caused by the ongoing conflict.

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