{"id":2584268,"date":"2026-03-26T19:48:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T23:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-confirms-cia-told-him-new-iranian-supreme-leader-is-gay\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T19:49:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T23:49:55","slug":"trump-confirms-cia-told-him-new-iranian-supreme-leader-is-gay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-confirms-cia-told-him-new-iranian-supreme-leader-is-gay\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump confirms CIA told him new Iranian supreme leader is gay"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-confirms-cia-told-him-new-iranian-supreme-leader-is-gay%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2584268&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >article reports<\/a> that former President Donald Trump claimed the CIA told him Iran\u2019s new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ayatollah-iran-in-no-hurry-to-see-u-s-return-to-nuclear-deal\/\" title=\"Ayatollah: Iran in no hurry to see U.S. return to nuclear deal\">supreme leader<\/a>, Mojtaba Khamenei, is gay. He discussed this on Fox News\u2019s The five, indicating it came from the CIA but suggesting it may not be the only source. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-much-of-the-u-s-has-china-already-infiltrated-right-under-our-noses\/\" title=\"How Much Of The U.S. Has China Already Infiltrated Right Under Our Noses?\">piece notes<\/a> that same-sex activity is illegal in iran and cites a New York Post report claiming the CIA brief discussed the leader\u2019s sexuality. It also mentions that Mojtaba Khamenei has not been publicly seen since an attack that reportedly killed his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and that Trump remarked about not knowing whether Mojtaba is alive. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-abigail-spanberger-inaugurated-as-virginias-new-governor-27\/\" title=\"WATCH LIVE: Abigail Spanberger inaugurated as Virginia&#039;s new governor\">article includes related<\/a> or recommended stories and other page content.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump says CIA told him new Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is gay<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2544052\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> confirmed on Thursday that the CIA told him the new supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mojtaba-khamenei\/\">Mojtaba Khamenei<\/a>, is gay.<\/p>\n<p>Trump was asked by Jesse Watters during an appearance on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>The Five<\/em> if it was true he&rsquo;d been told by the CIA about the ayatollah&rsquo;s sexual orientation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4505730\/trump-order-pay-tsa-mullin-dhs-shutdown\/\">Trump to sign order paying TSA workers amid DHS shutdown stalemate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4505685\/trump-signature-paper-currency-treasury\/\">Trump&#8217;s signature to appear on all new paper currency in first for sitting president<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4505594\/no-kings-historic-turnout-protests-saturday\/\">No Kings organizers predict historic turnout&nbsp;in nationwide protests Saturday<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Well, they did say that, but I don&rsquo;t know if it was only them. I think a lot of people are saying that,&rdquo; Trump said, &ldquo;which puts him off to a bad start in that particular country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In Iran, sexual activity between individuals of the same sex is illegal and punishable by death. <\/p>\n<p>The <em>New York Post<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/16\/us-news\/trump-briefed-that-irans-new-supreme-leader-mojtaba-khamenei-is-probably-gay\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/16\/us-news\/trump-briefed-that-irans-new-supreme-leader-mojtaba-khamenei-is-probably-gay\/\">reported<\/a> the revelation earlier this month, saying the CIA briefed Trump that Mojtaba Khamenei&rsquo;s father, the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, feared his son&rsquo;s sexuality made him unsuitable to lead the Iranian regime.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/4501790\/trump-iran-deal-must-be-nothing-like-obama-jcpoa\/\"><strong>TRUMP&rsquo;S IRAN DEAL MUST BE NOTHING LIKE OBAMA&rsquo;S<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ali Khamenei was killed in a strike at the beginning of Operation Epic Fury, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mojtaba-khamenei\/\">Mojtaba Khamenei<\/a>&nbsp;is believed to have been severely injured in the same attack. He has not been seen publicly since then, with broadcasters reading statements purportedly from him instead of direct addresses to the masses.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Nobody heard of the second supreme leader, the son. We have not heard from the son,&rdquo; Trump said earlier this week. &ldquo;Every once in a while, you see a statement made, but we don&rsquo;t know if he&rsquo;s living.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump: CIA says Mojtaba Khamenei is gay<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2584269,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-collage-59lcw3l67-1774564999326-e1774566668543.jpg?1774552360&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[7362,13420,73059,3634,76624],"class_list":["post-2584268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-cia","tag-fact-check","tag-iran-politics","tag-trump","tag-unverified-claims"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-collage-59lcw3l67-1774564999326-e1774566668543.jpg?1774552360&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2584268","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2584268"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2584268\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2584272,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2584268\/revisions\/2584272"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2584269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2584268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2584268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2584268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}