The Times newspaper revealed that Mojtaba Khamenei is "incapacitated and receiving medical treatment in the holy city of Qom." The Times reported, based on a diplomatic memo, that the 56-year-old cleric was unconscious and receiving treatment for a "serious" medical condition. This is the first time the location of Iran's Supreme Leader has been revealed. The central city of Qom is located 87 miles (about 140 kilometers) south of Tehran. The city is considered holy in Shia Islam and is known as the "religious capital" of the Islamic Republic. The document, believed to be based on US and Israeli intelligence shared with Gulf allies, stated that Khamenei is "unable to participate in any decision-making process by the regime." Information regarding the Supreme Leader's location has been known to US and Israeli spy agencies for some time, but had not been previously made public. The health condition of Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei continues to raise questions inside Iran and globally, especially after he addressed a written message to the Iranian people for the third consecutive time since succeeding his father, while he has not appeared directly in public since being injured in US-Israeli airstrikes on February 28, 2026. In new data, The Times revealed that Mojtaba Khamenei is "incapacitated and receiving medical treatment in the holy city of Qom." The Times reported, based on a diplomatic memo, that the 56-year-old cleric was unconscious and receiving treatment for a "serious" medical condition. This is the first time the location of Iran's Supreme Leader has been revealed. The central city of Qom is located 87 miles (about 140 kilometers) south of Tehran. The city is considered holy in Shia Islam and is known as the "religious capital" of the Islamic Republic. The document, believed to be based on US and Israeli intelligence shared with Gulf allies, stated that Khamenei is "unable to participate in any decision-making process by the regime." Information regarding the Supreme Leader's location has been known to US and Israeli spy agencies for some time, but had not been previously made public. A photo of Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran (AFP). A photo of Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran (AFP). Funeral of Ali Khamenei According to the report, preparations are underway to bury the body of the late Khamenei, who was assassinated in the US-Israeli strikes on February 28, in the city of Qom. The Times stated that Mojtaba Khamenei himself might be buried in the shrine, indicating that the new Iranian Supreme Leader's condition may be critical. Iran confirmed that the younger Khamenei was injured in the same airstrike in which his father, mother, wife Zahra Haddad-Adel, and one of his sons were killed on the first day of the war that has engulfed the Middle East for more than five weeks.