A single source, the Arabic Desk channel, claims that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was abducted from a hospital in Tehran shortly after receiving treatment for injuries sustained in an Israeli strike that killed his father, Ali Khamenei. The report alleges that Khamenei's current location is unknown, contact with him is cut, and hardline IRGC factions are demanding vengeance while the new leader maneuvers to avoid responsibility for the U.S.-Iran MOU.
The report, published by the Arabic Desk channel (Abu Saleh) at 17:37 Jerusalem on Friday, claims that Mojtaba Khamenei was abducted from a hospital shortly after arriving for treatment of wounds suffered in an Israeli assassination strike that killed his father, Ali Khamenei, and nearly all senior IRGC commanders in a single blow. The message alleges that contact with Khamenei has been completely severed since the abduction, and that only five individuals have met with him face-to-face, including senior IRGC figure Ahmad Vahidi. A single phone call was reportedly conducted. The report further states that hardline IRGC factions are demanding revenge and exerting pressure on the new leader. The outlet interprets Khamenei's recent statement — 'in principle, I had a different opinion' — as a calculated attempt to evade responsibility for the U.S.-Iran MOU, which the message treats as proceeding. The Zioneer previously reported contact was lost with Mojtaba Khamenei and noted internal regime divisions, per Iran International and other outlet reports from earlier this month. The abduction claim is an unverified, single-source allegation; it has not been corroborated by any independent outlet, Iranian state media, or Western intelligence assessment.
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