A New Era and New Leadership: The Generals Who Are Running Iran
Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new supreme leader, has been in hiding since a US and Israeli airstrike on his father's compound, and decision-making has been delegated to a collective of Revolutionary Guard commanders. Khamenei is reportedly mentally sharp but has severe injuries, including burns and a damaged leg.
Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is Iran's new supreme leader. However, he has been in hiding since a US and Israeli airstrike on February 28 killed his father, wife, and son. Senior Iranian officials say Khamenei is mentally sharp despite being gravely wounded. A collective of Revolutionary Guard commanders has taken over decision-making on security, war, and diplomacy. Khamenei's injuries include a damaged leg awaiting a prosthetic, a hand operated on, and severe burns to his face and lips. Messages to him are relayed via a human chain due to security concerns. The generals, whom Khamenei grew up with during the Iran-Iraq war, have become the dominant force in Iranian politics.
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