Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is Gay, Says US Intelligence, Citing a Lifelong Relationship with his "Tutor."

The New York Post has obtained explosive details from U.S. intelligence assessments regarding Iran's newly appointed Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, the 56-year-old son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who assumed power in early March 2026 following his father's death in a targeted U.S.-Israeli strike.

According to sources familiar with a high-level briefing delivered to President Donald Trump last week, American spy agencies consider credible intelligence indicating that Mojtaba Khamenei is likely homosexual. The assessment reportedly stems from a protected human source detailing a long-term romantic relationship between Khamenei and his childhood tutor or a former family associate. While no photographic or direct documentary evidence has surfaced publicly, U.S. officials view the information as reliable enough to brief the president directly.

The late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was allegedly aware of these "personal issues" for years, which contributed to his long-standing reservations about his son's suitability to lead the Islamic Republic. This concern reportedly influenced succession discussions, even as Mojtaba was ultimately selected by Iran's Assembly of Experts amid pressure from the Revolutionary Guards.

President Trump, upon hearing the details during the briefing, reportedly burst into laughter and could not contain his surprise, with others in the room finding the revelation "hilarious." One senior intelligence figure was said to have continued laughing about it for days afterward.

The allegations have circulated privately in Iranian elite circles since at least May 2024, following the helicopter crash that killed then-President Ebrahim Raisi, who had been seen as a potential hardline successor. In the Islamic Republic, where homosexuality is punishable by death-often carried out publicly-these claims could severely undermine Khamenei's authority among clerical and military supporters if substantiated or widely leaked.

Khamenei, who has remained largely out of public view since his appointment and is reportedly recovering from injuries sustained in the same strike that killed his father (including leg wounds and possible disfigurement requiring treatment abroad), issued his first defiant statement last week vowing continued resistance, including threats to block the Strait of Hormuz and target U.S. interests. He has yet to appear on camera in his new role.

This development adds another layer of intrigue to Iran's chaotic transition amid ongoing regional conflict, raising questions about regime stability and the irony of a leader enforcing strict Islamic moral codes potentially facing personal contradictions that could erode internal loyalty.

Mojtaba Khamenei was being treated in London for erectile dysfuction, apparently because he was unable to maintain an erection in a room with a woman present.