Mojtaba Khamenei "Not in Iran!"

Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is currently "not in Iran." This claim was made by Saudi news outlet Al-Hadath, citing an Israeli security source.

Mojtaba Khamenei was appointed as the Supreme Leader following the death of his father in a US-Israeli attack on February 28. Since then, he has only communicated through written statements and has not been seen in public.

Although several of his statements have been read out on state television since he took office, his absence from public view has sparked various rumors about his health and whereabouts. The United States has been promoting claims that the new Supreme Leader is injured and possibly has been physically "disabled." Furthermore, one media outlet even claimed that Mojtaba had been taken to Moscow for medical treatment at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, citing the close diplomatic ties between the two countries.

However, later, Russian Ambassador to Iran, Alexey Dedov, confirmed to the media outlet RTVi that the Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is indeed in Iran. He added, however, that for "understandable reasons," the leader is currently avoiding public appearances.

The same source also claimed to Al-Hadath that Khamenei's messages are being written by the new commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Ahmad Bahidi, and other members of the force.

The source claimed, "The internal divisions within Iran have deepened and have become a threat to the very existence of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps."

The Israeli source further claimed that while Tehran has launched attacks on Israel, the United States does not want Israel to participate in any strikes against Iran.