Sources indicate that Iran’s new supreme leader has significant and disfiguring injuries.

Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s newly appointed Supreme Leader, is currently recuperating from significant facial and leg injuries sustained during the attack that resulted in his father’s death at the onset of the conflict, according to three individuals within his inner circle who spoke to Reuters.

Khamenei sustained facial disfigurement and a substantial injury to one or both legs during the assault on the supreme leader’s compound in central Tehran, according to all three reports.

The 56-year-old is, however, recuperating from his injuries and retains mental acuity, according to sources who asked anonymity to address sensitive issues.

He is participating in meetings with senior officials through audio conference and is involved in decision-making on significant matters, including the war and negotiations with Washington, according to two sources.

The inquiry on Khamenei’s health and its capacity to enable him to manage state affairs arises during Iran’s most critical juncture in decades, coinciding with significant peace negotiations with the United States commencing in Islamabad on Saturday.

Accounts from individuals within Khamenei’s closest circle offer the most comprehensive depiction of the leader’s condition during the last weeks. Reuters was unable to independently corroborate their accounts.

Khamenei’s location, health, and capacity to govern remain entirely enigmatic to the public, since no photographs, videos, or audio recordings of him have been released since the airstrike and his subsequent designation as his father’s successor on March 8.

The Iranian delegation to the United Nations did not reply to Reuters enquiries regarding the severity of Khamenei’s injuries or the rationale behind his absence from any photographs or recordings.

Khamenei sustained injuries on February 28, the inaugural day of the conflict initiated by the US and Israel, during the assault that resulted in the death of his father and predecessor, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who had governed since 1989.