Director of U.S. Intelligence: Mojtaba Khamenei was seriously injured in an Israeli attack.
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Director of U.S. Intelligence: Mojtaba Khamenei was seriously injured in an Israeli attack.

19 March, 2026.Iran.1 sources

Key Takeaways

  • Mojtaba Khamenei seriously wounded in an Israeli attack.
  • Iran's decision-making is unclear due to his injury.
  • Mojtaba described as more hardline than his father Ali Khamenei.

Gabbard assessment

Tulsi Gabbard, the head of the U.S. National Intelligence, said that Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was seriously wounded in an Israeli attack, noting that decision-making in Iran is currently unclear due to his injury.

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She explained that Mojtaba is "more hardline" than his father, former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed along with members of his family and senior military officials in a U.S.-Israeli attack on Tehran on February 28 of last year.

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Khamenei family context

The article notes Mojtaba is 'more hardline' than his father, former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

Ali Khamenei was killed along with members of his family and senior military officials in a U.S.-Israeli attack on Tehran on February 28 of last year.

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Public appearance and succession

He has not appeared publicly since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

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Iranian television aired a written message from him a week ago after he was chosen as the Supreme Leader’s successor to his late father.

US-Israel objectives contrast

Gabbard added on the second day of a House Intelligence Committee hearing in the U.S. Congress, this Thursday, that the American objectives set by President Donald Trump for the military campaign against Iran differ from Israel's.

She continued: 'We can see from the operations that the Israeli government is focusing on eliminating the Iranian leadership's capabilities. The president has stated that his objectives are to eliminate Iran's ballistic missile launch capabilities and the capabilities to produce those missiles, and to the navy.'

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