Iran’s new supreme leader survived US and Israeli air strikes because he stepped outside for a walk in his garden minutes before his home was hit by missiles.

Axar.az informs according to The Telegraph, that Mojtaba Khamenei was targeted in the same attack that killed his father and other members of the Islamic Republic’s leadership. But he had gone outside “to do something” moments before Israeli Blue Sparrow ballistic missiles hit his residence at 9.32am local time on Feb 28.

During the incident, Mojtaba’s wife and son were killed.

It should be noted that Israel and the U.S. launched a military operation against Iran on February 28. In the first minutes of the operation, the strikes killed dozens of high-ranking officials, including Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.