EXCLUSIVE: Iran’s Silent Struggle – New Supreme Leader In Coma, Power Vacuum Looms

US President Donald Trump has announced a $10 million reward for information on key Iranian officials, including Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new Supreme Leader, whose father was killed on February 28, 2026, during a US-Israel airstrike.

EXCLUSIVE: Iran’s Silent Struggle – New Supreme Leader In Coma, Power Vacuum Looms

By Bing Jabadan – TheNATIONWEEK.com | March 18, 2026

TEHRAN, Iran – High-level sources within Iran’s staunchly anti-Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and pro-U.S. circles reveal alarming uncertainty surrounding the physical and mental state of Iran’s newly designated Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, igniting an already volatile internal power struggle.

Critical Condition Confirmed: Shortest Reign In History?

Sources speaking directly to TheNATIONWEEK.com divulge that Mojtaba Khamenei is in a coma, critically injured, and currently unable to communicate.

If confirmed publicly, this precarious condition would tragically mark him as the shortest-reigning Supreme Leader, plunging the nation into an unprecedented leadership crisis.

These sources assert that the faction claiming to represent Khamenei is, in reality, an IRGC front, covertly maintaining power despite the leader’s incapacitation.

Iranian Voices From The Shadows: “Our Country Is Collapsing”

A chilling testament to Iran’s internal repression emerges: “Iranians are living in total darkness and isolation… Our country is collapsing; we have nothing left,” one source stated emphatically, citing internet blackouts and government-controlled media spreading “a virus of lies.”

The sources accuse the regime of coercing public support through threats and brutal executions, including “killing, murdering, and slaughtering innocent women, children, and male teenagers forced into the military.”

They plead with President Donald Trump to “dissolve the IRGC… crush all of them.”

Elite Clerics Challenge Khamenei’s Rule: Call For Interim Council Amid IRGC Ascendancy

Reports corroborate a burgeoning power struggle within Iran’s clerical establishment.

Senior clerics, including Ali Asghar Hejazi and Alireza Arafi, are reportedly challenging Khamenei’s health and capacity to govern, advocating for a return to a temporary leadership council.

This reflects deep fissures within the ruling establishment, particularly concerning the escalating and unchecked influence of the Revolutionary Guard, which has intensified since the former leader’s demise and Khamenei’s contentious ascendance.

Crackdown And Cover-Up: Teenagers Killed, Israeli Strikes Target IRGC Hideouts

Disturbing reports from within Iran paint a grim picture of brutal repression, with teenagers, some as young as 14, reportedly “riddled with bullets” for celebrating an initial Israeli attack.

Exclusive intelligence challenges official narratives: Israeli and U.S. strikes are surgically aimed at Revolutionary Guard members concealed within schools and other seemingly civilian facilities, not students or innocent bystanders.

Furthermore, the severe disruption in the Strait of Hormuz is attributed not to direct IRGC attacks, but to an “insurance blockade”—the Guard’s persistent threats have drastically increased maritime insurance premiums, rendering oil tanker mobilization economically unviable and paralyzing the vital waterway.

Lebanon’s Leadership Bought? Alleged Millions Funneled To Parliament Speaker, Diplomatic Defections Mount

Explosive revelations suggest a corrupt pipeline of influence from Tehran into Lebanese politics.

Sources claim Lebanon’s powerful Parliament Speaker, Nabih Berri, allegedly receives over $500,000 monthly to align his policies with Tehran’s and Hezbollah’s strategic interests, ensuring a manufactured unity among Shiite leadership.

This alleged financial leverage prevents efforts toward Hezbollah’s disarmament and maintains Tehran’s “Axis of Resistance.”

Meanwhile, a clear signal of escalating internal dissent is the growing number of diplomatic defections, with two more Iranian diplomats, Alireza Sohbati (Copenhagen embassy) and Mohammad Pournajaf (Canberra), seeking asylum abroad, following similar high-profile cases and underscoring mounting international pressure on the Iranian regime.