Mojtaba narrowly escaped death, footage leaked Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, survived a U.S.-Israeli airstrike on his Tehran home because he briefly went into the yard minutes before the missiles hit. The attack, which also killed his father and other leaders, destroyed his residence and resulted in the deaths of his wife and son. Leaked audio details the devastating impact of the strike, with one report describing a severed head and another identifying a body only by “several kilograms of meat.”

• Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new supreme leader, survived an airstrike on his home in Tehran.
• He was in the yard when Israeli Blue Sparrow missiles hit his residence on February 28th.
• The attack killed his father, Ali Khamenei, and other Iranian leaders, including Mohamad Pakpur and Aziz Nasirzadeh.
• Mojtaba’s wife and son were killed instantly, and his son-in-law was severely injured.
• Leaked audio from Mazaher Hosseini, head of protocol in Ali Khamenei’s office, provides details of the attack.
• Mohamad Shirazi, a key link between military command and the supreme leader, was also a target and was reportedly killed.
• Mojtaba has not appeared publicly since the attack, fueling speculation about his condition.