Archive · 28 Sep 2026
Cleric Claims Mojtaba Khamenei Rescued From Hospital Rubble
An Iranian cleric said Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was hurt in attacks.
He said Khamenei was taken to a hospital in Tehran.
The cleric claimed that three hospitals were bombed and that Khamenei was inside the third one.
He said Khamenei was rescued from the rubble.
Khamenei was later reportedly moved to an unknown place.
He has not appeared or spoken publicly since, according to the reports.
US assessments described serious injuries, but Iran’s president said Khamenei was completely healthy.
No independent source has confirmed what happened.
Mohsen Heydari said Mojtaba Khamenei was pulled from rubble after a Tehran hospital was struck.
Heydari claimed Khamenei had been wounded in earlier attacks and was treated at the third of three bombed hospitals.
The account was given to Al Araby and reported by the New York Post, with no independent confirmation.
Heydari said Khamenei was selected supreme leader on March 8 with 50 of 59 Assembly of Experts votes.
Reports conflict over Khamenei’s condition: US assessments described severe injuries, while President Masoud Pezeshkian said he was completely healthy.
- Who
- Mohsen Heydari, a member of Iran’s Assembly of Experts, made the claim about Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
- What
- Heydari alleged that Khamenei was wounded, hospitalized, and rescued from rubble after a Tehran hospital was struck.
- When
- Heydari made the claim on Thursday; the reports say Khamenei was selected supreme leader on March 8 after attacks beginning February 28.
- Where
- The alleged strikes occurred at hospitals in Tehran, Iran; Heydari spoke to Al Araby.
- Why
- Heydari attributed the hospital strikes to US and Israeli forces, but the reports do not independently establish why the alleged hospital was targeted.
Accounts Indicating Serious Injury
Accounts Indicating Good Health
Khamenei’s condition
Accounts Indicating Serious Injury
Heydari said Khamenei was wounded and rescued from hospital rubble; reported US intelligence assessments described severe facial injuries, and Donald Trump said he believed Khamenei was alive but badly wounded.
Accounts Indicating Good Health
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Khamenei was completely healthy and said they had met for about seven hours the previous month.
Hospital-strike account
Accounts Indicating Serious Injury
Heydari claimed that US and Israeli strikes hit three Tehran hospitals, including the hospital where Khamenei was being treated.
Accounts Indicating Good Health
The United States, Israel, and Iran’s government had not confirmed the account, and no independent source verified the alleged strike or rescue.
Leadership selection
Accounts Indicating Serious Injury
Heydari said the Assembly of Experts selected Khamenei while Iran was under attack and that its Qom secretariat was bombed, killing eight people.
Accounts Indicating Good Health
The reports provide Heydari’s account of the selection but do not present an independently verified alternative account of the vote.
- Claimant
- Mohsen Heydari, a member of Iran’s Assembly of Experts
- Person named
- Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader
- Alleged incident
- Khamenei was reportedly pulled from rubble after a Tehran hospital strike
- Hospitals involved
- Heydari said three hospitals in Tehran were bombed
- Reported attackers
- The strikes were attributed to the United States and Israel
- Leadership vote
- Heydari said Khamenei received 50 of 59 votes on March 8
- Confirmation status
- No independent source confirmed the hospital account or Khamenei’s health condition
