We’ve wondered about the junta calling the shots in the Iranian regime. It probably isn’t the new supreme leader. The Times — Great Britain’s The Times — reports that Iran’s new supreme leader is approaching Weekend at Bernie’s condition:
Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is incapacitated and receiving medical treatment in the holy city of Qom, according to an intelligence assessment which suggests he is not capable of running the country.
A diplomatic memo understood to be based on American and Israeli intelligence and shared with Gulf allies suggests that Khamenei, the son of the killed long-time leader Ali Khamenei, is unconscious and being treated for a “severe” medical condition.
The memo, seen by The Times, reveals the supreme leader’s location for the first time. The central city, 87 miles south of Tehran, is considered sacred in Shia Islam.
“Mojtaba Khamenei is being treated in Qom in a severe condition, unable to be involved in any decision making by the regime,” it reads.
However, “two statements attributed to Khamenei, 56, have been read on Iranian state television. An AI-produced video of the leader walking into a war room and analysing a map of Israel’s nuclear power plant in Dimona was released by the channel on Monday.”
The Times story is headlined “Iran’s supreme leader ‘unconscious and receiving treatment in Qom.’”
News finally confirmed. https://t.co/451GsZPPIn
— John Fund (@johnfund) April 9, 2026
