There is a tense wait in the various centers of power in Tehran. There are no known plans as to when or whether 56-year-old Moschtaba Khamenei will speak, parliamentary circles said. Several MPs are therefore groping in the dark themselves.

Israel gives Khamenei update

According to Israeli intelligence, Iran’s new supreme leader, Modshtaba Khamenei, was slightly injured in the war. That is also the reason why he does not appear in public. A senior Israeli official told Reuters.

Moschtaba Khamenei survived – wife, mother and brother-in-law dead

Moschtaba Khamenei survived the bombings in the heart of the metropolis eleven days ago, but also lost his wife, mother and a brother-in-law. According to information from the New York Times, the new Iranian religious leader was wounded. He is said to have suffered injuries to his legs, the newspaper reported, citing three Iranian officials.

According to media reports, the government, including President Massoud Peseschkian, is currently not in contact with the new head of state. “Government ministers have no news of him and as far as I know, Mr. Peseschkian himself has not had any contact,” a senior source in the government told the well-informed exile portal Iranwire. There is great confusion in the cabinet. However, the powerful Revolutionary Guard, Iran’s elite military force, is working with “great coordination,” according to the report.