Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, allegedly struggled with an “impotency problem” that reportedly delayed his marriage and required multiple medical visits to the United Kingdom before he was able to father a child.
The condition was so bad that Mojtaba could not find a wife. According to an international cableposted at Wikileaks, Mojtaba reportedly spent months being treated for impotency in private UK hospitals.
CLASSIFIED BY: Jillian L. Burns, Director, Iran Regional Presence Office, Dubai, UAE.REASON: 1.4 (d)
1.(S/NF) Summary: An Iranian doctor, reportedly very close to conservative circles in Iran, claimed that the Supreme Leader’s son Mojtaba holds extremist views and wields significantinfluence in the Supreme Leader’s office. The doctor indicated that while Mojtaba essentially derives his power from his father’s position, he is building his own power base. TheSupreme Leader allegedly has begun chemotherapy, after resisting the treatment for some time. This is a single source account and his direct access to such information cannot be confirmedbut is credible.
2.(S/NF) An Iranian doctor who reportedly is close to conservative circles in Iran, particularly former Foreign Minister Velayati, told IRPO Director May 7 that Supreme Leader’s son Mojtaba plays a direct — and negative — role in Iranian policy-making. The source’s views on nuclear negotiator Mousavian’s arrest and other views on the domestic situation tobe provided septel.
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3.(S/NF) The doctor claims that Supreme Leader Khamenei’s son Mojtaba is exercising real power over his father’s decision-making. The source said Mojtaba is around 33 and the third of four sons. He claims Mojtaba is a true hardliner, a former student of Ansar-e Hizballah leader Hussein Allah Karam, although not a member of the group himself. He reportedly studied theology but does not wear cleric’s clothing. According to the source, Mojtaba is the only son of the Supreme Leader who is active in politics.
4.(S/NF) The doctor, who describes himself as religious conservative, said Mojtaba has the type of extremist mindset that cannot be persuaded towards pragmatism. The doctor blamed Mojtaba for much of what he saw as the negative aspects of Iran’s policy. The source gave no indication that Mojtaba’s grip on power was lessening. When IRPO director raised US certainty of Iran’s assistance to groups attacking US soldiers in Iraq later in the conversation, the doctor inferred that Mojtaba is likely driving Iran’s Iraq policy. He contrasted Mojtaba with IRGC Commander Safavi, who the source believes is a much more pragmatic actor.
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5.(S/NF) The doctor said that Mojtaba mostly derives his power from his father, and he would likely lose this power if his father departs the scene. The doctor claimed that the Supreme Leader is now undergoing chemotherapy, after earlier refusing the treatment out of fear that people would see evidence of his illness, and that he has switched to a vegetarian diet. (Comment: One press report noted Mojtaba as a possible replacement for his father, although no contacts have mentioned this possibility. End comment)
Source: The Gateway Pundit
