Trending Now - Iran's New Supreme Leader in Critical Condition After Airstrike

WHO:

Mojtaba Khamenei, 56 years old, newly anointed Supreme Leader of Iran.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86 years old, father of Mojtaba Khamenei, deceased.

Zahra, wife of Mojtaba Khamenei, deceased.

Bagher, eight-year-old son of Mojtaba Khamenei, deceased.

Mohammad Reza Zafargjani, Iran’s Minister of Health, Treatment and Medical Education, and top trauma surgeon.

Dr. Mohammad Marashi, senior surgeon at Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences.

Masoud Pezeshkian, Iranian President, visited Sina Hospital.

Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), military organization in Iran.

WHAT:

Mojtaba Khamenei is on life support and unable to breathe unaided.

He was critically wounded in an airstrike that also killed his father, wife, and son.

Khamenei has lost at least one leg and suffered possible liver and stomach wounds.

His brain is in a very low state of consciousness; his heart and lungs are functioning due to life support.

Khamenei has not been seen since his election on May 8, 2026, and has only issued one statement read by a female state news TV anchor.

The IRGC is currently running Iran's military operations.

WHERE:

Tehran, Iran, specifically at Sina University Hospital.

The airstrike occurred in an unspecified location that resulted in the deaths of Khamenei's family.

WHEN:

Mojtaba Khamenei was anointed Supreme Leader on May 8, 2026.

The airstrike that injured Khamenei and killed his family occurred on February 28, 2026.

Reports indicate he was in a coma last week prior to March 16, 2026.

WHY:

The airstrike was part of ongoing military actions attributed to tensions involving the US and Israel, as stated by Iranian sources.

HOW:

Khamenei is being treated in the intensive care unit of a hospital, connected to a life support machine.

The IRGC has established an emergency power structure with 31 regional commands to maintain military control in the event of leadership loss.

(UPDATED March 16, 2026 13:24 UTC)

Mojtaba Khamenei, the newly anointed Supreme Leader of Iran, is currently on life support at Sina University Hospital in Tehran after being critically wounded in an airstrike that also claimed the lives of his father, wife, and young son. The airstrike, which occurred on February 28, is linked to ongoing military tensions involving the U.S. and Israel, and Khamenei has been in a coma since last week, with his condition described as extremely grave. Meanwhile, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps is managing military operations in Iran and has set up an emergency power structure to maintain control amid this leadership crisis.