Amanze Chinonye
Mojtaba Khamenei narrowly escaped death during a February 28 airstrike on Tehran that killed his father, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, after stepping outside the family residence minutes before missiles struck the compound, according to a leaked audio cited by The Telegraph.
The newspaper reported that the younger Khamenei had briefly stepped into the garden of the residence shortly before the strike.
Missiles struck the compound at about 9:32 a.m. local time, the report said. The leaked recording indicated that Mojtaba Khamenei had gone outside “to do something” moments before the attack, placing him outside the main blast zone when the building was hit.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelThe airstrike killed Ali Khamenei, who had ruled the Islamic Republic since 1989, along with several senior figures within Iran’s leadership.
The missiles used in the strike were identified as Blue Sparrow missiles, which struck the residence minutes after Mojtaba left the structure.
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The attack was reportedly part of a coordinated military operation involving the United States and Israel targeting key figures and facilities linked to Iran’s political and security establishment.
Despite avoiding the direct impact of the missiles, Mojtaba Khamenei was reported to have sustained injuries during the strike. Iranian officials cited by Reuters said he suffered minor wounds but remained active afterward.
Separately, Iran’s ambassador to Cyprus said the cleric sustained injuries to parts of his body during the bombardment, though authorities have not publicly detailed the full extent of his condition.
Following his father’s death, Iran’s powerful clerical body, the Assembly of Experts, moved to appoint Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new Supreme Leader.
The report that he stepped outside moments before the missiles struck has drawn attention to the circumstances surrounding the attack that killed one of the Middle East’s longest-serving leaders.
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