North American president did not present evidence; statement was in an interview with “Fox News”
The President of the United States, Republican Party), stated that the (Central Intelligence Agency) informed him about the sexuality of Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei. The statement was made this Thursday (March 26, 2026) in an interview with the presenter yes Fox News. Trump did not present evidence confirming the information attributed to the CIA.
During the interview, Watters asked Trump if he would be homosexual, to which the American president responded: “Well, they said that, but I don’t know if it was just them. I think a lot of people are saying that. Which gives you a bad head start in that country.”.
The declaration comes in the context of war between the United States and Israel against Iran. In the Persian country, relationships between people of the same gender are considered a violation of Islamic values. Islamic law based on sharia provides punishments for such relationships.
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“Did the CIA tell you that Ayatollah Jr. is gay?”: “They did say that… I think a lot of people are saying that — which puts him off to a bad start in that particular country.”
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47)
Iran’s Assembly of Experts, a body made up of 88 high-ranking elected clerics, announced Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new supreme leader on March 8. Before assuming supreme leadership, he held the position of mid-ranking cleric. He is the 2nd son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, held by the United States and Israel at the start of the war.
