Is Iran's New Supreme Leader Receiving Treatment in Moscow? Russia Responds

Is Mojtaba Khamenei Recovering At A Hospital In Moscow? What Russia Said

3/17/2026, 6:21:06 AM en source ↗
Iran Military ConflictIran Leadership & Succession CrisisIran Supreme Leader SuccessionUS-Israel War on Iran

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Mojtaba Khamenei, who has assumed the role of Iran's Supreme Leader following his father Ali Khamenei's death in a US-Israeli airstrike on February 28, is reportedly receiving medical treatment in Moscow after sustaining severe injuries in the same strike. Russia has responded to reports of his hospitalisation in a Russian medical facility. The development highlights the fragile state of Iran's leadership in the aftermath of the conflict.

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Mojtaba Khamenei, the new Supreme Leader of Iran, has reportedly been transferred to Russia for medical treatment after he was severely injured in the US-Israeli airstrike that killed his father on February 28.

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