Tehran, May 1 -- The head of the International Affairs Office of Iran's Assembly of Experts leadership institution, Mohsen Qomi, offering fresh insights into Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei's condition, confirmed that while the younger Khamenei was indeed wounded in the February 28 strike, which killed his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several senior officials, he claimed the supreme leader was "in full health" and carrying out his duties.

As Mojtaba Khamenei has been neither seen or heard from directly since he was announced as his father's successor, US officials have claimed that he is heavily wounded and most likely disfigured in the attack, and has little role in decision making given his injuries.

"He was in the building...