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confirmed in a coma, and had his leg amputated.
Credible reporting said Iran’s supreme leader was injured but active, with leg/arm injuries — not in a confirmed coma and not reported to have had a leg amputated.
Full reasoning
This claim is contradicted by contemporaneous reporting from multiple credible outlets.
- Reuters (March 11, 2026) reported that Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei was "lightly injured" but "continuing to operate", based on an Iranian official. That directly conflicts with the post's statement that he was "confirmed in a coma."
- The Guardian (March 11, 2026) quoted Iran's ambassador to Cyprus saying Mojtaba Khamenei was injured in his legs, hand, and arm and was believed to be in hospital because he was injured. The article also notes that a Reuters source said he was lightly injured and continuing to operate. That contradicts the claim that he "had his leg amputated"; the reported injuries were wounds to his legs/arm, not an amputation.
Given these specific, sourced descriptions of his condition, the post's wording overstates the situation and describes two conditions that the available credible reporting contradicted at the time: a confirmed coma and a leg amputation.
2 sources
- Iran's new supreme leader 'lightly injured' but active, Iranian official says
Reuters reported on March 11, 2026 that Iran's newly-appointed Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was 'lightly injured' but 'continuing to operate,' according to an Iranian official.
- Mojtaba Khamenei was hurt in strike that killed his father, Iran's Cyprus ambassador confirms
Iran's ambassador to Cyprus said Mojtaba Khamenei 'was injured in his legs and hand and arm' and that 'I think he is in the hospital because he is injured.' The article also notes Reuters reported he was 'lightly injured' and continuing to operate.