President Donald Trump reportedly laughed out loud after being briefed by US intelligence that Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei may be gay and that his father, the late Ali Khamenei, considered him unfit to rule for that reason.
According to new york postAlthough President Trump was stunned by the news, others in the audience also reportedly found the information “funny” and joined him in laughing at the irony, especially in light of Iran’s strict laws criminalizing homosexuality.
Claims that the new leader may be secretly gay are considered “credible” by the U.S. spy agency, two intelligence officials and a third person close to the White House said.
The younger 56-year-old Khamenei, the second eldest of his father’s six children, was elected leader of the Islamic Republic on March 8, just over a week after his eldest son was reportedly killed in a series of US and Israeli missile strikes targeting Iran.
According to postTwo people familiar with the matter said the press conference showed that Mojtaba Khamenei, known as the “robed man” for his role as gatekeeper to his elderly father, had a long-term sexual relationship with his childhood tutor.
Another source told the newspaper that intelligence officials suggested the alleged associate was someone who previously worked for the Khamenei family.
Army Secretary Pete Hegseth said at a Pentagon news conference last Friday that the younger Khamenei, who has not appeared in public or on video since the Feb. 28 airstrike that killed his father, wife, one of his two sons and other family members, is believed to have been “injured and possibly disfigured” by the strike. March 11th report new york times Mojtaba Khamenei suffered a leg injury in the attack, but said the extent of his injuries was not yet known.
one person said. post Intelligence officials claim that after his injury, Mojtaba Khamenei made “aggressive” sexual advances toward the men caring for him, possibly under the influence of large doses of drugs.
Although there is no known photographic evidence of the alleged secret meetings or overtures, sources insist the information is reliable, with one source saying it “came from one of the most protected sources in the government’s possession.”
“The fact that this level has been raised to the highest level shows that there is a certain level of confidence in this level,” said another official.
Mojtaba Khamenei’s sexual orientation has long been the subject of speculation, with intelligence agencies said to be gathering information about Iran’s new supreme leader.
2008 classified US diplomatic cable issued by wikileaksMojtaba Khamenei claims to have married “relatively late in life”, around the age of 30. “The problem of impotence was reportedly treated and eventually resolved during three visits to the UK at Wellington Hospital and Cromwell Hospital in London.” The leaked cable also stated, “Mr. Mojtaba was expected by his family to have a child soon, but it was necessary for him to return to the UK for the fourth time for treatment. After two months in the country, his wife became pregnant.”
March 15th CBS news coverage He also addressed rumors about Mojtaba Khamenei’s homosexuality, noting that the late leader Ali Khamenei wanted another successor because of unspecified “problems” in Mojtaba’s “private life.” This was supported by new york times The former supreme leader reported that before he was killed, he had given three names to his senior advisers as potential successors, but his son’s name was not among them.
According to daily beastSources claim that Khamenei was concerned about his son succeeding him, saying he was “considered not very bright and not qualified to lead.” but, post Since the May 2024 helicopter crash that killed then-President Ebrahim Raisi, who was widely seen as Ali Khamenei’s successor, some Iranian leaders have reportedly engaged in a whispering campaign that Mojtaba Khamenei is gay.
“His father and others suspected he was gay, and people were spreading the word to try to prevent his ascension,” said a source familiar with Trump’s briefings. post.
If true, revelations about young Khamenei’s sexual orientation could do incredible damage to his reputation. Homosexual acts are illegal in Iran, and some gay Iranians have been publicly executed by hanging from construction cranes as a warning to others. In some cases, the government allows surgical gender reassignment procedures, and some gay men are pressured to undergo surgery to avoid prosecution.
one of postOfficials say removing people against their will is generally frowned upon, but in the case of Mojtaba Khamenei, the hypocrisy is clear.
“If ever there was a time when it was acceptable to exclude someone, it was when it was the leader of a repressive Islamic theocracy that hung homosexuals from a crane,” the source said.
Source: Metro Weekly – www.metroweekly.com
