Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei reportedly escaped death by seconds during an Israeli missile strike that killed his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
According to a report citing leaked audio from an internal Iranian meeting, Mojtaba Khamenei stepped out of the compound moments before the attack.
The strike, carried out on February 28 as part of Israel’s Operation Epic Fury, targeted the Tehran compound of the longtime Iranian leader and killed several senior officials and family members.
Mazaher Hosseini, head of protocol for the late leader’s office, reportedly told officials that Mojtaba Khamenei had been inside the building with his father shortly before the attack but stepped outside moments before missiles struck.
At least three missiles were used in the strike, killing Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and dozens of senior officers and relatives, the report said.
Mojtaba Khamenei escaped the attack with only a minor injury to his leg, but his wife, identified as Haddad, was killed instantly in the strike.
