Minista for War Pete Hegseth of Amurka don yarn say di new Supreme Leader for Iran, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, dey alive but wound and don get disfigure. Hegseth yarn dis one for press briefing for Pentagon on March 13, 2026.
Di minista yarn say Khamenei condition no change from wetin dem don dey yarn before. “Not a lot coming from him right now — understandably so. A lot of fear. Believed to be alive, wounded and disfigured. The status remains the same,” Hegseth yarn.
Di wound wey Khamenei get na from di serious air attacks wey Amurka and Israel carry out for February 2026. Di same attacks kill di old Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and dem yarn say e kill di new leader wife and some family members.
Since dat time, Mojtaba Khamenei no show for public eye. Reports dey differ about im condition, but Hegseth insist say di man dey alive but wound.
Hegseth yarn say Iran leadership dey “desperate and hiding” and dem don “gone underground, cowering.” He yarn say, “That’s what rats do.” He go yarn say di new leader put out statement yesterday but na weak one.
“He put out a statement yesterday — a weak one, actually — but there was no voice, and there was no video,” Hegseth yarn. “It was a written statement. He called for unity. Apparently, killing tens of thousands of protesters is his kind of unity.”
Di minista ask why Iran leader no use camera or voice recorder if e dey okay. “Iran has plenty of cameras and plenty of voice recorders. Why a written statement? I think you know why. His father? Dead,” Hegseth add. “He’s scared, he’s injured, he’s on the run, and he lacks legitimacy.”
Hegseth yarn say di situation for Iran na “mess” and e ask who dey really in charge for di country. “Who’s in charge? Iran may not even know,” Hegseth yarn. “With every passing hour, we know — and we know they know — that the military capabilities of their evil regime are crumbling.”
Di minista yarn say dem no fit communicate well, not to talk of coordinate. “They can barely communicate, let alone coordinate. They’re confused, and we know it,” Hegseth conclude.
Dis yarn come as Amurka and Iran don agree ceasefire for two weeks and don start peace talks to end di war. But Hegseth warn say if peace talks fail, Amurka ready to continue attacks on Iran.
Pentagon no show any direct evidence to confirm di claim about Khamenei condition, as NBC News yarn. Iran government sef no release any verified information or video to show wetin dey happen to dia leader.
All wey dem release na different announcements from Khamenei office after e take over power on February 28, 2026. Dis matter fit make things worse between Amurka and Iran, especially as dem dey talk peace now.
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