Iran's Supreme Leader is alive, conscious and communicating but majorly bedridden due to severe injuries, including burns on his face and lips, rendering him unable to move or speak. Since taking over as the Supreme Leader, Mojtaba has neither appeared in public nor been heard speaking.
According to a report by The New York Times, he is currently surrounded by doctors and medical staff treating serious injuries sustained in the airstrikes.
Four senior Iranian officials familiar with his condition said one of his legs has undergone three surgeries and he is awaiting a prosthetic. He has also had surgery on one hand and is gradually regaining function. Severe burns to his face and lips have made speaking difficult, and he is expected to require plastic surgery.
