Moscow: Iran's Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali on Tuesday denied media reports that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has been transferred to Moscow for medical treatment after being injured in a US-Israeli strike late last month.

According to Anadolu Agency, in a statement on US social media company X, Jalali described reports of Khamenei's transfer to Russia for medical treatment as 'a new psychological war.' He emphasized that Iran's leaders remain steadfast, stating, 'Iran's leaders don't need to run and hide in shelters; their place is on the streets among the people. The blood of the martyr (then-Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali) Khamenei cancels out the magic of psychological warfare and a flood of lies.'

The reports of Khamenei's alleged transfer were initially circulated by Kuwaiti newspaper Al Jarida, citing a high-ranking official close to Iran's supreme leader. The newspaper claimed that Mojtaba Khamenei was wounded in a US-Israeli strike on February 28 and was subsequently transported to Moscow for treatment.

On Monday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov refrained from commenting on these reports, stating, 'We do not comment on such reports in any way.'