What the American Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, declared about the situation of the Iranian leader

Pete Hegseth, the American Secretary of Defense, stated in a press conference that the new supreme leader of Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei, has been "injured and probably disfigured" as a result of American military operations. Hegseth described the Iranian leadership as being in a precarious state, characterizing their behavior as desperate and hidden, similar to that of "rats." The head of the Pentagon questioned the authenticity of Khamenei's first message, highlighting the lack of a video recording and a voice, which suggests a crisis of legitimacy. Hegseth concluded that the current situation in Iran is a "disaster" for its leadership.