Iran publicly detailed the injuries suffered by Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei for the first time, with an Iranian official claiming that he “is now in good health.”
The Iranian supreme leader has not been seen since the Feb. 28 attack that killed his father and longtime supreme leader Ali Khamenei. Iranian official Mazaher Hosseini confirmed he was hurt in the attacks, saying he suffered injuries to his back and kneecap. He added that Khamenei’s knee is expected to heal soon and that his back problem has been resolved.
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The public announcement to an Iranian crowd came after the United States and Iran exchanged fire throughout the week, as the tentative ceasefire remains intact. The U.S. Central Command provided an update to the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, saying that forces “have redirected 58 commercial vessels and disabled 4 since April 13 to prevent ships from entering or leaving Iranian ports.”
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