BREAKING: Mojtaba Khamenei Has Lost A Leg, Fallen Into Coma: Report

Iran’s shadowy new ruler may already be clinging to life after the strike that killed his father.

Sources inside Tehran say Mojtaba Khamenei, the 56-year-old son of slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, suffered catastrophic injuries that left him missing at least one leg and battling severe internal damage.

The elder Khamenei was killed Feb. 28 during joint U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. It remains unclear whether Mojtaba was wounded in the same attack. But sources say he is currently in no shape to lead the regime now rattling global energy markets with continued military escalation.

A source inside Tehran told The Sun that Mojtaba is being treated under heavy guard at Sina University Hospital in the Iranian capital’s historic district. A section of the hospital has reportedly been sealed off and surrounded by intense security.

The source, who feared retaliation and asked not to be identified, said he managed to bypass Iran’s sweeping internet blackout to pass information to an exiled dissident in London.

While not a medical professional, the source said he had contact with members of the hospital’s trauma team treating Mojtaba.

They reportedly described the cleric’s condition as critical under the care of Mohammad Reza Zafarghajian, Iran’s Minister of Health, Treatment and Medical Education, and one of the country’s most prominent trauma surgeons.

“One or two of his legs have been cut off. His liver or stomach has also ruptured. He is apparently in a coma as well.”

Zafarghandi, 67, is himself a veteran of the Iran-Iraq war who suffered injuries from chemical weapons during the conflict. He has long been regarded as one of the regime’s most trusted physicians.

The claims about Mojtaba’s condition could not be independently verified, particularly amid Iran’s near-total internet shutdown.

Still, Iranian state media has begun referring to the late ayatollah’s successor as “Jaanbaz of Ramadan” — a term used for wounded war veterans.

Even as the regime reels from the loss of its longtime leader, Iran’s military machine appears to be running without a clear figure at the helm.

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Oil and gas prices have surged amid continued Iranian attacks on neighboring countries, fueling speculation that the country is now effectively being directed by what insiders call a “Ghost Ayatollah.”

Before his death, Ali Khamenei reportedly established 31 regional Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commands designed to keep military operations running if the regime’s leadership were wiped out.

Those commanders are now believed to be operating independently across the country, continuing drone and missile attacks with no central leader publicly directing the strategy.

Additional reports circulating on Iranian social media claim Zafarghandi has been assisted in Mojtaba’s treatment by Dr. Mohammad Marashi, a senior surgeon at Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences.

Marashi also has deep ties to Iran’s ruling elite. He is the brother of the wife of former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was reportedly seen visiting Sina Hospital two days ago alongside Zafarghandi, sparking speculation he was checking on Mojtaba’s condition.

Security at the hospital has reportedly been extremely tight, with access to the intensive care unit restricted to only a small number of approved personnel.

Other reports claim Mojtaba may be unaware of the war raging around him, the deaths of family members, and even his own elevation to supreme leader.

His father was killed in the opening phase of Operation Epic Fury, the strike campaign that decapitated large parts of Iran’s leadership.

Five days later, Mojtaba was declared the country’s new supreme leader. But he has not delivered a public address and has remained completely silent, fueling rumors that he may already be dead.

Iranian insiders told The Sun that the elder Khamenei anticipated such a scenario. They say the regime’s forces were prepared to continue fighting regardless of whether a leader remained alive to guide them.

In effect, the country’s military operations were designed to run on autopilot.

The personal toll on Mojtaba may be staggering.

Sources say the explosion that killed the elder Khamenei also killed Mojtaba’s wife Zahra, his eight-year-old son Bagher, as well as his mother and sister.

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