"The confirmation that Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, was injured in the first wave of Israeli attacks underlines how desperate the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (ICRG) was to ensure their wounded choice was elevated to high office, and how confident it is that the wartime machinery can operate almost on automatic pilot without him."
"That he could have survived the attack on the supreme leader's office entirely unscathed seemed implausible given his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, his mother, his wife Zahra Haddad-Adel, and one of his sons had also been killed. He also lost his sister, brother in law and a niece. His mother died three days after the attack from her injuries."
"Despite this incident, he continues to provide full authoritative guidance and oversight of the operations, and all actions and attacks are carried out with his direct permission and orders."
Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's newly confirmed supreme leader, sustained injuries including a broken leg and facial damage during Israeli attacks on the supreme leader's office. His family suffered devastating casualties, with his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, mother, wife, one son, sister, brother-in-law, and niece killed or fatally injured. Despite these circumstances, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps proceeded with his elevation to supreme leader, suggesting confidence in autonomous wartime machinery. Government officials carefully worded statements about his condition, with Ali Larijani indicating Khamenei continues providing authoritative guidance and oversight of operations. The delay in his election reflected doubts about his capacity and willingness to assume the role amid ongoing conflict.
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