Iran War Live: US Defense Sec Pete Hegseth Claims New Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei “Wounded and Disfigured”
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asserted on March 13, 2026, that Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is “injured and probably disfigured” from US-Israeli strikes, mocking his written statement as evidence of weakness amid Operation Epic Fury. Hegseth’s Pentagon Briefing Hegseth highlighted over 15,000 strikes crippling Iran’s missile production and bases,
