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.

Mojtaba Khamenei, the new Supreme Leader of Iran, is reportedly unconscious and undergoing treatment for a severe medical issue in Qom. He is unable to govern or make decisions following airstrikes that killed his father and others,

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,

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,

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

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

Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issues a stark warning of “new bitter defeats” for enemies as Tehran reimposes restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions with the United States over naval control and nuclear negotiations.