Ammon News - Three days after Mojtaba Khamenei was proclaimed to have succeeded his slain father as Iran’s supreme leader, he has not appeared on video or in public nor issued any written statements.

One reason is concern that any communication could reveal his location and put him in danger, three Iranian officials speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive subject in Iran said, according to New York Times.

But another factor is that Khamenei, 56, was injured on the opening day of the attack by Israel and the United States, they said.

The three Iranian officials said they were told by more senior figures in the government over the past two days that Khamenei had suffered injuries, including to his legs, but that he was alert and sheltering at a highly secure location with limited communication.

Two Israeli military officials said information gathered by Israel had also led the defense establishment to believe that Khamenei suffered leg injuries on Feb. 28, a conclusion they reached even before he was selected as the new supreme leader on Sunday. The Israeli officials spoke on condition of anonymity.

The full circumstances and extent of Khamenei’s injuries were unclear.