Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, was injured in the 28 February attack that killed six of his family members, including his father, Tehran’s ambassador to Cyprus has confirmed. “The [late] supreme leader was killed with his wife, with his daughter, with his son-in-law and with his daughter’s 14-month-old baby,” said Salarian, who was in Iran when the US-led offensive began. In a post on his Telegram channel, he wrote: “I heard news that Mr Mojtaba Khamenei had been injured. Salarian told the Guardian the late ayatollah had not wanted his son to replace him. “High-ranking clergymen did ask him but the late supreme leader said ‘no’ because he didn’t want a dynastic system.

Source: The Guardian March 11, 2026 19:07 UTC