<p>The White House is amplifying a jaw-dropping report about Iran’s new supreme leader — and according to insiders, President Donald Trump’s reaction to the intelligence left the room in stitches.</p>
<p>U.S. intelligence believes Iran’s newly installed supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, may be gay — a claim said to have sparked laughter during a briefing with Trump.</p>
<p>The allegation carries a striking layer of irony. Iran’s Islamic regime criminalizes homosexuality, and under the country’s strict interpretation of Sharia law, same-sex acts can carry the death penalty. Iranian authorities have publicly executed men by hanging on charges tied to homosexual conduct, and human rights groups have long documented the regime’s persecution of LGBT individuals.</p>
<p>According to the <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/03/16/us-news/trump-briefed-that-irans-new-supreme-leader-mojtaba-khamenei-is-probably-gay/">New York Post</a>, Trump was briefed on the intelligence last week and couldn’t contain his reaction. Sources familiar with the meeting told the outlet the president “laughed aloud” after hearing the claim. Others in the room reportedly found the moment just as humorous, with one senior intelligence official said to have been laughing about it for days.</p>
<p>Steven Cheung, assistant to the president and White House director of communications, amplified the New York Post story on X, writing, “Some interesting reporting coming out of Tehran these days.”</p>
<p>The Post cited intelligence community sources and a person close to the White House who said that United States spy agencies view the allegation as credible rather than as disinformation.</p>
<p>Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, assumed control of Iran’s theocratic regime earlier this month after his father, longtime Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in a joint strike by the United States and Israel during Operation Epic Fury. The younger Khamenei had long been viewed as a powerful behind-the-scenes figure inside the Iranian government and was often described as the “power behind the robes.”</p>
<p>According to the report, intelligence indicates Mojtaba may have maintained a long-term relationship with a male tutor from his childhood. Another source told the outlet that information also suggested a past relationship with someone who once worked for the Khamenei family.</p>
<p>One of the sources cited by the Post also claimed that while recovering from injuries sustained in the February airstrikes, Khamenei made “aggressive” sexual overtures toward male caregivers who were treating him, possibly while under the influence of heavy medication.</p>
<p>Officials reportedly do not have photographic evidence of the alleged relationships, but sources told the Post the intelligence came from highly protected sources and was taken seriously enough to reach the highest levels of government.</p>
<p>Speculation about Mojtaba’s personal life has circulated inside Iran for years, according to the report, particularly among political insiders following the death of former Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in 2024.</p>
<p>The White House has not issued a formal statement on the intelligence beyond Cheung sharing the report online, but the administration’s decision to circulate it publicly suggests officials are not shying away from the controversy surrounding Tehran’s new ruler — or the striking contradiction it may represent.</p>

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