Talking to The Guardian, Iranian Ambassador to Cyprus Alireza Salarian said he had heard information that the Iranian Supreme Leader was "injured in his legs, arms and arms", and said that he may be being treated at the hospital. However, the ambassador also did not give an official confirmation of the specific condition.
Some Middle Eastern newspapers, including Al-Jarida, citing intelligence sources said that Mr. Khamenei may have been taken out of Tehran by Russian military aircraft for medical treatment in Moscow.
According to this newspaper, treating a senior figure in a complex security context could force Iran to find a more secure location. However, this information has not been independently confirmed.
The limited public appearance of Mr. Khamenei recently has also raised many speculations.
In the first message announced after he assumed the role of supreme leader, the content was only broadcast in the form of text reread by the television host, without his own images or videos.
BBC's data investigation team said that the "new" portrait photo of him widely used by the Iranian state media may actually be an old photo that has been edited to look like it was just taken.
Some US officials also mentioned the situation of the Iranian leader in recent statements.
In an interview with the radio, US President Donald Trump said that Mr. Khamenei "may have been injured, but is likely still alive".
Meanwhile, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said at a press conference that according to US intelligence assessments, the Iranian leader "has been injured and may suffer serious injuries".
Meanwhile, in an interview with Al Araby Al Jadeed on March 15, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi affirmed that Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is in "good health" and "runs the country strongly".
