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NEW: Iran’s Impotent Ayatollah Issues First ‘Statement’ Amid Rumors Of Coma, Amputation
Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, reportedly issued his first public “statement” Thursday as swirling rumors claimed he is gravely wounded, possibly in a coma and even missing part of a leg after the U.S.-Israeli strikes that killed his father and shattered Tehran’s leadership.
The message was not delivered in person. Instead, Iranian state TV aired a lengthy statement read by an anchor while an image of Khamenei was displayed on screen.
In the statement, Khamenei vowed to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed to shipping and promised retaliation.
“We will avenge the blood of our martyrs,” Khamenei said.
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“I would like to thank the brave fighters who are doing a great job at a time when our country is under pressure and under attack.”
Khamenei also said Iran would continue striking its Gulf Arab neighbors, though he claimed Tehran was targeting U.S. military bases.
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The televised statement came as questions mount over Khamenei’s condition and even whether he is capable of appearing in public. He was absent from a succession rally in Tehran on Monday and has not been seen publicly since being named to replace his father following the Feb. 28 strikes.
The absence has fueled speculation inside and outside Iran, including a claim attributed to an Iranian source speaking to The Sun that Khamenei is in intensive care at Sina University Hospital in Tehran.
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“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,” the source alleged.
Other Iranian sources have offered a far more limited account of his injuries, insisting he suffered only minor wounds during the initial wave of airstrikes, including a fractured foot, a bruised eye and facial cuts.
Either way, Tehran’s decision to push out a statement through state TV, without any live appearance, is only deepening the doubts. In a regime that survives on shows of strength, a leader who cannot be seen is a problem. And the timing, paired with fresh threats over Hormuz, signals Iran’s new ayatollah is trying to project power from the shadows as the war tightens around what’s left of the regime.
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