Trump says the US does not know if Iran’s supreme leader is "dead or not"<br>
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Donald Judd<br>
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President Donald Trump told reporters today that he does not know if Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei — who hasn’t appeared in public in the days since the announcement of his appointment — is even alive.<br>
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<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Power_Finance_Corporation_Logo.svg/1941px-Power_Finance_Corporation_Logo.svg.png" style="max-width:450px;float:right;padding:10px 0px 10px 10px;border:0px;">"I mean, a lot of people are saying that he’s badly disfigured — they’re saying that he lost his leg, one leg, and he’s, you know, been hurt very badly, other people are saying he’s dead, nobody’s saying he’s 100% healthy," Trump said in the East Room of the White House<br>
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"So that could be for a lot of different reasons. We don’t know … if he’s dead or not. Now that he’s announced, I will say there’s, nobody’s seen him, which is unusual," the president continued.<br>
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A demonstrator holds a picture of Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei at Enghelab Square in Tehran on March 9.<br>
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A demonstrator holds a picture of Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei <a href="https://b2webin.com">bs2web at</a> Enghelab Square in Tehran on March 9. Arezoo/Middle East Images/AFP/Getty Images<br>
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Khamenei suffered a fractured foot and other minor injuries on the first day of the US’ and Israel’s bombardment campaign, a source familiar with the situation told CNN. Khamenei, 56, also received a bruise around his left eye, as well as minor lacerations to his face, the source said.<br>
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The leader’s absence in public has led to widespread speculation as to his status. The New <a href="https://www.business-opportunities.biz/?s=York%20Post">York Post</a> reported Monday that Trump has been briefed that Khamenei may be gay — a report White House Communications Director Steven Cheung reposted to X, writing, "Some interesting reporting coming out of Tehran these days."
