In the message, the killing was condemned and blamed it on the US and Israel. Israel has confirmed that it targeted Khademi.
Khamenei repeated the rhetoric of Iranian officials, stating that the deaths of commanders would not cause any “disruption” to the ideology of Iranian forces because the “ranks are vast”. Several IRGC commanders have been killed since the war began on 28 February.
There have also been several written messages attributed to Mojtaba Khamenei recently, but since succeeding his father around a month ago, he has not appeared in public or in any recent photos or videos on Iranian state TV.
Donald Trump has said Mojtaba was “either dead or in very bad shape, because no one has heard from him”.
Iran’s ambassador to the UN in Geneva said Khamenei’s absence was due to “security considerations”, while Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has insisted he is “in good health and fully managing affairs”. No audio or video evidence has yet emerged to support these claims yet.
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