🔴 It is claimed that the CIA and Israel’s foreign intelligence agency, Mossad, have intensified efforts to locate Iran’s new religious leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, who succeeded his father following the February 2026 airstrike. According to the report, intelligence officials believe Mojtaba Khamenei was seriously wounded in the attack, has not used a phone or laptop for over 150 days, and is likely hiding in a heavily fortified underground bunker near Tehran or Qom. With no actionable results from electronic intelligence, the search has reportedly shifted from cyber intelligence to human intelligence. Former Mossad officials have suggested that Khamenei communicates via handwritten messages delivered by unaware couriers, making infiltration of his inner circle the only realistic way to confirm his location or whether he is still alive. The report also states that some intelligence officials suspect the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps may be concealing Khamenei’s death, while others allege the regime is using a lookalike to mask its movements. — The Times