The information war is raging.

While the US and Iran may – or may not – be about to embark in a peace process to end the military confrontations, a key character in this geopolitical crisis continues operating – or being operated on – from the shadows.

Son of the killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is reportedly playing a critical role in Iran’s war strategy – even though no one has seen him since the first day of US-Israel strikes on Tehran.

The New York Post is reporting, from US intelligence sources:

“Khamenei, 56, is believed to be directing Iran’s negotiations with the US from his unknown hideout, multiple sources familiar with US intelligence reports about him told CNN, despite being badly disfigured and having lost a leg during the US and Israeli strikes that started the war. 

The new supreme leader was previously described as still ‘mentally sharp’ by people close to his inner circle, who said he was meeting with senior Islamic Republic officials and helping to make decisions on the Pakistani-mediated peace talks.

Khamenei — who US intel believes is ‘probably gay’, despite leading a nation where homosexuality is outlawed — has yet to be seen or heard since he was appointed as his father’s successor in March.”

IRANIAN OFFICIAL CLAIMS MOJTABA KHAMENEI SUFFERED BACK INJURIES AFTER BEING THROWN DOWN STAIRS DURING U.S. STRIKE, BUT SAYS HE IS NOW IN “PERFECT HEALTH”

— First Squawk (@FirstSquawk) May 9, 2026

But Iranian officials say Mojtaba Khamenei suffered from a ‘small scratch’ behind the ear, having suffered injuries to his kneecap and back, but is in ‘full health’.

The Telegraph reported:

“Khamenei has not been seen publicly since the strike on the Tehran compound of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, his late father, on Feb 28.

He was reportedly not in the same building as his father, who was killed. The New York Times had reported that Khamenei’s face had required plastic surgery and that he was awaiting a prosthetic leg.

But in Iran’s first public comments on his injuries, the Fars News agency said: ‘[His] back injury has improved during this period, and the kneecap injury will soon heal as well. He is in full health’.

As for his facial injuries, Mazaher Hosseini, the director general of protocol at the office of the supreme leader, said there was only a ‘small crack behind the ear’.”

Mazaher Hosseini, a senior official in the office of Iran’s leader, said on Friday Mojtaba Khamenei suffered minor injuries to his kneecap, back and behind his ear in the Feb. 28 airstrikes that killed his father and wife, insisting he is now in “full health” and dismissing… pic.twitter.com/9kQYp0EIPw

— Iran International English (@IranIntl_En) May 8, 2026

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Iran’s New Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei Reportedly Left Crippled and Disfigured by Airstrike That Killed His Father

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