
Two U.S. intelligence officials have confirmed to CBS News that Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was injured during an Israeli airstrike last month targeting Tehran, as part of Israel’s broader campaign against Iran. According to the sources, Iranian state media reports were accurate: Pezeshkian was attending a Supreme National Security Council meeting at the time of the strike and sustained a leg injury while escaping through an emergency shaft. It remains unclear whether Pezeshkian was the intended target. However, in an interview with Tucker Carlson earlier this month, the Iranian president claimed Israel attempted to assassinate him, stating, “They did try, yes. And they acted accordingly, but they failed.”