Ali Khamenei Poisoned Amid 'Serious Illness'? Claims About Iran's Supreme Leader Surface

Amid reports that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is "seriously ill," several claims about the 85-year-old have surfaced on social media. After a slew of claims saying that the Muslin leader has been put in a coma after the illness and his second son, Mojtaba Khamenei, is set to take over as the new Supreme Leader, fresh claims surfaced that Ali Khamenei has been poisoned."Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei is serious and on ventilator support after suspected poisoning," one post said.

BREAKING : Supreme Leader of Iran Ali khamenei is serious and on ventilator support after suspected poisoning. pic.twitter.com/QWD0I64Car

— Lucifer (@krishnakamal077) November 17, 2024

"Ali Khamenei has reportedly died from food poisoning in what some claim was a covert Mossad 🇮🇱 operation," another user said.

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Ali Khamenei has reportedly died from food poisoning in what some claim was a covert Mossad 🇮🇱 operation.
Iran 🇮🇷 remains silent, awaiting the "right moment" to announce it and declare the new heir,
son of Ali Khamenei - Mojtaba Khamenei.#Iran #Ayatollah… pic.twitter.com/4YEJDJP2I9

— Israel Observer (@IsraelObserver0) November 17, 2024

"Supreme Leader of Iran Ali khamenei is serious and on ventilator support after suspected poisoning. Suspect is israel . People start protest against khamenei," wrote one.

BREAKING : Supreme Leader of Iran Ali khamenei is serious and on ventilator support after suspected poisoning. Suspect is israel . People start protest against khamenei. #khamanei pic.twitter.com/4oBPGr3078

— manoj kaushik (@_manojkaushik_) November 17, 2024

"BREAKING : Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is serious and on Ventilator support after suspected poisoning," said one more.

BREAKING : Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is serious and on Ventilator support after suspected poisoning.

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— Parav Sharma (@ParavSharma23) November 17, 2024

"Supreme Leader of Iran Ali khamenei is serious and on ventilator support after suspected poisoning. (Credible Source)," added one.

BREAKING : Supreme Leader of Iran Ali khamenei is serious and on ventilator support after suspected poisoning. (Credible Source) pic.twitter.com/g1eRPSD5uC

— Baba Banaras™ (@RealBababanaras) November 17, 2024

However, it is important to note that there is no official source available for the claims that the Iranian Supreme Leader is either ill or was poisoned. It all started with an October 27 New York Times report that claimed Ali Khamenei was "seriously ill" and his son was expected to take over. Then, on Saturday, more claims surfaced that the 85-year-old was in a state of coma following his illness. in a report on Saturday that claims about Ali Khamenei being in a coma are likely false. As of now, there is also no official source reporting that the Iranian leader is either ill or in a state of coma. The claims made in the social media posts are most likely false. However, Times Now Digital cannot independently verify it, as of now. The report of Ali Khamenei being seriously ill surfaced after Israel's response to the October 1 Iranian missile attacks. In the attack by IDF, precision targeting was used and several critical Iranian infrastructures were aimed at.