Iran's New Supreme Leader Critically Injured in US Attack

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Reports indicate that Iran's newly appointed Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has sustained severe injuries, with US officials suggesting that the consequences could alter the course of the conflict within the next 48 hours. Iranian authorities, corroborated by US intelligence, state that the younger Khamenei was hurt in a prior assault targeting a high-ranking leadership facility. While Iranian state media claims he is in robust health, he has not been publicly seen since his succession announcement. American intelligence estimates that he may be critically incapacitated. This situation could either lead to a ceasefire or provoke a final, desperate offensive.

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00:00Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is now reported to be severely incapacitated,

00:06and U.S. officials say the implications could reshape the war in the next 48 hours.

00:11According to Iranian officials confirmed by U.S. sources,

00:15the younger Khamenei was wounded in an earlier strike that targeted a senior leadership compound.

00:21He was inside the building at the time it was bombed.

00:24Iranian state media insists he is in full health,

00:27but he has not been seen or heard from publicly since being announced as his father's successor.

00:33American intelligence officials assess he may be severely incapacitated.

00:38If true, it would leave Iran's hardline government rudderless at the worst possible moment.

00:44Day 60 of war with the United States, with the Strait of Hormuz closed, and energy markets in chaos.

00:51President Trump rejected Iran's latest proposal Friday and is reviewing new military options.

00:57A succession crisis inside Iran combined with a wounded supreme leader

01:02could either force a desperate ceasefire or trigger a final desperate attack.

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