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US says Iran’s new supreme leader alive and ‘increasingly engaging’

US says Iran’s new supreme leader alive and ‘increasingly engaging’

Summary

The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, told Congress that Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is alive and taking a bigger role in talks. Mojtaba had not appeared publicly since he was said to be hurt in strikes that also killed his father.

Key Facts

  • Mojtaba Khamenei is Iran’s new Supreme Leader.
  • He was reportedly wounded during US-Israeli strikes.
  • Those strikes also killed his father, the previous Supreme Leader.
  • Mojtaba had not been seen or heard from in public for some time.
  • US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Mojtaba is now more active in negotiations.
  • Rubio gave this information during a testimony before the US Congress.
  • The news was shared by a US government official involved in foreign affairs.
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