US War Secy: Iran's New Leader 'Wounded, Disfigured,' Hiding After Strikes
US War Secy: Iran's New Leader 'Wounded, Disfigured,' Hiding After Strikes
- •US War Secretary Pete Hegseth claims Iran's new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei, is "wounded and likely disfigured" from US strikes.
- •Hegseth described Iran's new leadership as "desperate and hiding," questioning the legitimacy of the new leader's recent "weak" written statement without voice or video.
- •The new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, had vowed vengeance for martyrs, including his father, the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed by US-Israel strikes.
- •He also called for the continued blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global energy passage.
- •Conflict escalated after the killing of 86-year-old Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Feb 28, leading to Iranian retaliation and disruption in the Strait of Hormuz.
