{"id":5636,"date":"2026-04-16T23:29:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T23:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armenianews.me\/En\/us-secretary-of-war-iran-supreme-leader-alive-but-wounded-and-likely-disfigured\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T23:29:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T23:29:44","slug":"us-secretary-of-war-iran-supreme-leader-alive-but-wounded-and-likely-disfigured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armenianews.me\/En\/us-secretary-of-war-iran-supreme-leader-alive-but-wounded-and-likely-disfigured\/","title":{"rendered":"US Secretary of War: Iran Supreme Leader alive, but wounded and likely disfigured"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth provided an update on the health condition of Iran&#8217;s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, saying he is alive, but \u201cwounded and likely disfigured,\u201d the Daily Express US reports.<\/p>\n<p>  \u201cHe is believed to be alive, but he is wounded and likely disfigured. His condition remains the same,\u201d the Pentagon chief said.<\/p>\n<p>  Hegseth had previously announced several times as well that Mojtaba Khamenei was wounded, but Iran officially denies these reports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth provided an update on the health condition of Iran&#8217;s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, saying he is alive, but \u201cwounded and likely disfigured,\u201d the Daily Express US reports. \u201cHe is believed to be alive, but he is wounded and likely disfigured. 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