Israeli security source to Saudi Al-Hadath channel: Mojtaba Khamenei is not in Iran

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July 19, 2026   
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An Israeli security source claims that Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is not in Iran.

The report has not been confirmed by any other source. 

According to a report on the Saudi Al-Hadath channel, the messages attributed to him are written by Ahmed Wahidi and the Revolutionary Guards.

According to the report, the Israeli source added that the internal disputes in Iran are deep and threaten the existence of the Revolutionary Guards - and that the internal crisis in the country is worsening.

The Israeli security source further claimed that Washington is not interested in Israel participating in operations against Iran, even if Iran attacks it.

The senior security source also claimed that Iran planned to assassinate Israeli figures in Tel Aviv - in revenge for the assassination of Ali Khamenei.

Khamenei's associates have claimed in recent months that he is seriously wounded in the face and leg, but still sharp-witted. He was injured in the attack that killed his father, Ali Khamenei, in the opening blow of Operation Roar of the Harrier, and has not been seen in public since.

The British Times reported several months ago that Khamenei Jr. was unconscious and that preparations were being made for his burial alongside his father in a new mausoleum being built, according to the report, for "more than one grave.".

This week, when President Trump again listed the war's achievements, he said: "All their leaders were killed. Khamenei was eliminated, and his son is already 90% eliminated.".