A high level intelligence briefing has sent shockwaves through the global diplomatic community following reports that U.S. spy agencies have outed the personal life of Iran’s new Supreme Leader.
On March 16, 2026, President Trump reportedly reacted with laughter when briefed on credible data suggesting that Mojtaba Khamenei, the 56 year old successor to the late Ali Khamenei, is gay. Intelligence officials indicated that the elder Khamenei long feared his son's sexual orientation would jeopardize the family's grip on power, especially within a regime that frequently executes its own citizens for homosexual conduct.
According to reports from the New York Post and other international outlets, the intelligence is derived from one of the government’s most protected sources and describes a long term sexual relationship between Mojtaba and a former childhood tutor.
The briefing also included disturbing details from Mojtaba’s recent recovery following the February 28 airstrikes that killed his father. Sources claim that while under the influence of heavy medication, Mojtaba made aggressive sexual advances toward his male caregivers.
This behavior has created a profound crisis of hypocrisy for a government that hangs individuals from cranes for the same conduct the leader is now accused of practicing in private.
The leak further draws on a confidential 2008 State Department cable previously published by WikiLeaks, which documented Mojtaba’s frequent and extended trips to private hospitals in London.
While the official reason for those visits was reported as treatment for infertility and impotence, the new intelligence suggests those medical stays may have been a cover for his personal life.
By choosing to highlight these details now, the U.S. administration appears to be using personal leverage to undermine the moral authority of the Iranian regime as it struggles to maintain domestic unity amid the ongoing conflict of Operation Epic Fury.