Trump questions survival of Iran's new leader

US President Donald Trump cast doubt on the survival of Iran's new leader, Ayatollah Mostafa Khamenei, following reports of his injury in an airstrike. Trump noted that nobody has seen the new Iranian leader, calling it unusual.

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that it is unclear whether Iran's new leader, Ayatollah Mostafa Khamenei, is still alive amid reports of his injury in an airstrike. "We don't know... whether he's dead or not. I say nobody has seen him, which is unusual," he said during an event at the White House.

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2026-03-17T02:09:22+00:00

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2026-03-17T01:52:47+00:00

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2026-03-17T01:23:17+00:00

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2026-03-17T01:09:54+00:00

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