Revision History

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asserted on March 13 that Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is "wounded and likely disfigured" from the U.S.-Israeli strikes that killed his father, former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The claim intensifies questions about Iran's chain of command two weeks into the conflict, as Mojtaba Khamenei has communicated only through a written statement read by a news anchor, with no video or audio proof of life, while the war reshapes global energy markets and draws sharp international criticism.