Yousef Pezeshkian, the son of the Iranian president and a government advisor, commented on reports about the health of Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei.

Axar.az reports "I heard news that Mar Mojtaba Khamenei had been injured. I have asked some friends who had connections. They told me that, thank God, he is safe and sound," Pezeshkian said in a post on his Telegram channel.

The New York Times quoting three unnamed Iranian officials said that Khamenei "had suffered injuries, including to his legs, but that he was alert and sheltering at a highly secure location with limited communication".