Days after the death of Iran’s longtime Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, his son and successor Mojtaba Khamenei is reportedly fighting for his life.
According to sources cited in international reports, the 56-year-old was seriously wounded in an airstrike and has lost at least one leg.
He is also said to have sustained severe injuries to his stomach or liver. Some sources suggest he may be in a coma.
It remains unclear whether the attack occurred on the same day his 86-year-old father died on February 28.
What is known is that Mojtaba is currently unable to steer the country’s strategy amid heightened tensions affecting global energy markets.
A source in Tehran told reporters that Mojtaba is receiving intensive care at Sina University Hospital, where a section has been sealed off under heavy security.
The source, who spoke through an intermediary abroad due to Iran’s strict internet controls, said trauma team members described his condition as “very serious.”
He is reportedly being treated by Iran’s Health Minister Mohammad Reza Zafargjani, who is also a trauma surgeon.
The source added that Mojtaba may have lost one or both legs, suffered internal organ damage, and could currently be unconscious.
The development, if confirmed, would plunge Iran into even deeper uncertainty as the nation grapples with the loss of its long-serving leader and now the possible incapacitation of his successor.
