US activist Nicholas Lissack reported, citing a reliable source, that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei died at the end of March after entering a coma from injuries sustained in an airstrike that killed his father. Lissack added that the IRGC and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf are reportedly seeking lookalikes to present publicly in his place.
An unverified report emerged Saturday evening via US activist Nicholas Lissack, claiming that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei died at the end of March after a coma from injuries sustained in an airstrike that killed his father, Ali Khamenei. The report, which Lissack attributes to a reliable source, also alleges that the IRGC and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf are seeking lookalikes to present publicly as Khamenei. The Zioneer has previously covered multiple unverified claims regarding Khamenei's fate since his father's assassination in the spring. The current report has not been independently corroborated, and no official Iranian confirmation has been issued.
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