Event Brief
Trump says he believes Mojtaba Khamenei is alive
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Aug 27, 2026 at 2:16 AM ET
Summary: U.S. President Donald Trump said he believes Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not been seen in public since taking over after his father’s killing in February, remains alive. Trump said Khamenei was “very seriously wounded” but that he “doesn’t think he’s dead,” in an interview with Glenn Beck.
WHO: Donald Trump
WHAT: Trump said he believes Mojtaba Khamenei is still alive despite his lack of public appearances.
WHEN: Aug 27, 2026
WHERE: USA
WHY: Trump made the remarks in response to Khamenei’s absence from public view and his reported serious wounding.
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