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Trump Says He Believes Mojtaba Khamenei Is Alive but Seriously Wounded

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Courtroom-sketch editorial illustration of Donald Trump in a white cap beside Mojtaba Khamenei in a black turban, with a fighter jet lifting off from an aircraft-carrier deck behind them, drawn in warm ochre and slate-blue pastel with cross-hatching on sepia newsprint.

President Donald Trump said he believes Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is alive but “very seriously wounded,” including injuries to the left side of his body, arm and leg. Speaking to Glenn Beck, Trump said he did not accept reports that Khamenei had died. He added that if the Iranian leader were dead, officials in Tehran were maintaining a “pretty good show” by continuing to describe consultations with him. Trump’s assessment was not independently confirmed. In the same interview, Trump predicted a major U.S. victory over Iran soon.

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