Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was pulled from under the rubble of a hospital after it was bombed during the February 28 attacks, according to Ayatollah Mohsen Heydari, a member of Iran's Assembly of Experts.
Iran International reported that while speaking to Al Araby, Heydari said Khamenei was wounded in an attack on the leadership office and was subsequently taken to a hospital for treatment.
“Even after they learned that he had been wounded and taken to the hospital, three hospitals in Tehran were bombed,” Heydari said, according to Al Araby. “Mojtaba Khamenei was in the third hospital and was pulled from the rubble.”
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The account offers a new detail about the circumstances surrounding Khamenei's injuries during the February 28 strikes. Media reports said that Heydari did not provide further details on the extent of the damage to the hospitals or identify which facilities were targeted.
Heydari also said members of the Assembly of Experts later received information that Khamenei was in good health and capable of leading the country.
“We obtained information that Mojtaba Khamenei was healthy and able to lead,” he said, adding that the Assembly had determined that Khamenei met its requirements relating to religious qualification, justice and the ability to manage the country.
The claims come amid continuing tensions between Tehran and Washington and renewed debate within Iran over the country's leadership and response to the conflict.
Iranian officials have in recent days sent mixed signals over possible negotiations with the US. President Masoud Pezeshkian has indicated that Tehran could consider limits on uranium enrichment and international verification, while hardliners have criticised concessions to Washington.
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Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has also faced pressure from conservative lawmakers over Iran's negotiating position.
Meanwhile, Iranian military and political figures have warned that any renewed US attack could trigger a wider confrontation, including attacks extending beyond the current theatre of conflict.
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