Iran’s new supreme leader is severely wounded and delegating responsibility to army generals, says report

NewsWorldMiddle EastIran’s new supreme leader is severely wounded and delegating responsibility to army generals, says reportMojtaba Khamenei’s legs were operated on three times and he is waiting to be fitted with a prosthetic, Iranian sources saidAlex Croft Friday 24 April 2026 15:25 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2964291","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-supreme-leader-severely-injured-mojtaba-khamenei-b2964291.html","title":"Iran’s new supreme leader is severely wounded and delegating responsibility - report"}}CloseIranian state TV announce Mojtaba Khamenei as new Supreme LeaderOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Middle East","regSourceMethod":"NSC...