Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei Survived Two Assassination Attacks: Iranian MP’s Claim

Last Updated:March 13, 2026, 18:09 IST

Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei survived two attacks amid US-Israel tensions.

Iran’s newly appointed Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has reportedly survived two attacks in recent days, according to an Iranian member of parliament cited by a local media outlet.

Mohammadreza Rezaei Kouchi said the attacks occurred amid ongoing hostilities involving Iran, the United States and Israel. Speaking to Iran’s state news agency Islamic Republic News Agency, the lawmaker claimed that Mojtaba Khamenei was present during a strike on the residence of the country’s former supreme leader, Ali Khamenei.

Rezaei Kouchi said Mojtaba Khamenei was at the location at the time of the attack alongside Ali Khamenei but managed to escape what he described as an “assassination attempt".

The lawmaker also alleged that another strike targeted a hospital where Mojtaba Khamenei was present. He referred to him as the “third leader of the Islamic Republic" and claimed that the United States and Israel failed to achieve their objective. However, he did not disclose the name of the hospital or the exact location of the alleged strike.

Meanwhile, Donald Trump suggested that Iran’s new leader may have been injured during the early phase of the attacks carried out by the United States and Israel.

“I think he probably is. I think he’s damaged, but I think he’s probably alive in some form," Trump said during an interview with Fox News Radio host Brian Kilmeade.

Mojtaba Khamenei issued his first public message on Thursday. However, since his appointment nearly a week ago, no photographs or video recordings of him have been released, which has led to growing speculation about his health and condition.

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