Lost one leg': Iran's new leader Mojtaba Khamenei secretly flown to Russia for surgery, says report

The whereabouts of Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei have remained a mystery since his elevation to the top post earlier this month. US President Donald Trump suggested on Sunday that he was “not alive” while Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi insisted vehemently that ‘nothing was wrong’ with their new leader. Reports have now suggested that Khamenei might be in Russia — receiving treatment for serious injuries suffered during the initial attacks According to Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Jarida, Mojtaba Khamenei was secretly flown to Moscow on a Russian military aircraft. The publication said he had left Iran on March 12 and underwent a “successful” surgery for severe leg injuries sustained during the first wave of US-Israeli strikes. It cited a “high-ranking source close to the Supreme Leader” to add that Russian President Vladimir Putin had personally offered medical assistance during a call with Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian.The claim aligns with previous source-based reports from various publications that suggested Khamenei suffered serious injury to his leg.