Iran’s new supreme leader did not appear in person to give his first statement Thursday, fuelling speculation that he was injured more seriously than Iranian officials have acknowledged. Mojtaba Khamenei vowed to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed in a defiant statement attributed to him and read by a state TV presenter.

Australia directs non-essential officials in Israel and the United Arab Emirates to leave; Iran's new Supreme Leader issues his first statement after reports he was injured in strikes; and in football,

The accounts of the people close to Khamenei's inner circle provide the most detailed description of the leader's condition for weeks.

He is alive but his condition is critical and still unconscious. He is also not taking part in any decisions, taken by Iran leadership.

Iran’s new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei is recovering from severe facial and leg injuries sustained in an airstrike that killed his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at the beginning of the West Asia war,

As the US and Iran engage in ceasefire negotiations, the whereabouts of new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei has come into focus | World News

Iran's Supreme Leader has issued a chilling threat to the US and Israel amid the uneasy truce between the three countries

Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is recovering from severe injuries while navigating critical national decisions amid uncertainty.

Israeli bombardment eliminated Iran’s supreme leader and much of its top echelons, the Islamic Republic’s leadership didn’t fall apart.