Iran's new Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei is suffering from "severe and disfiguring wounds", it has been reported. Three people close to his inner circle have told the Reuters news agency that Mojtaba Khamenei is still recovering from severe facial and leg injuries sustained in the airstrike which killed his father and Iran's former Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei.

All three sources told the agency Khamenei's face was disfigured in the attack on the supreme leader's compound in Tehran. They also said he suffered a significant injury to either one or both of his legs. He remains sharp mentally, according to Reuters.

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