Mojtaba Khamenei is wounded and likely disfigured.
Open Claimed by Government of the United States on 13 March 2026.
The statement
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the US believed Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei was wounded and likely disfigured.
- Origin of the claim Al Jazeera
Verdict history
| When | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 18:00 UTC | 2026-11-03 | 2026-12-13 | Checked in the one-time pass of 30 Oct 2026: still open. The record holds Mojtaba Khamenei's appointment (ev-20261027-r3qh) and reports that he was not seen in public for months (ev-20261027-91s7, ev-20261027-y0t2), but no independent account of any wound or disfigurement. Next check on the ladder from 2026-03-13 (7 days, 30 days, then quarterly). |
Cite or reuse
The War Record, claim cl-20261027-kv7b, revision 2, https://thewarrecord.com/claims/cl-20261027-kv7b/