President Donald Trump addressed growing questions on Thursday about the condition of Iran’s newly installed Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, as uncertainty continues to swirl regarding his health.

In an interview with Fox News Radio scheduled to air in full Friday morning, Trump said he believes the Iranian leader is still alive but suggested he may have been seriously wounded.

Asked whether Khamenei is alive after assuming leadership following the killing of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a joint US-Israel airstrike, Trump responded, “I think he probably is.”

He continued, “I think he is damaged, but I think he’s probably alive in some form, you know.”

Mojtaba Khamenei was formally installed as Iran’s Supreme Leader on Sunday after the death of his father.

Since taking the position, he has yet to appear publicly. Earlier this week, The New York Times reported that he was injured during the opening day of the conflict.

The report said that Mojtaba Khamenei suffered a leg injury and is currently staying in a location where communications are limited.

Iranian state media released a statement Thursday attributed to Khamenei, the first message issued under his name since assuming leadership following his father’s death.

The statement pledged retaliation against the United States and Israel, instructed Iranian forces to maintain the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and warned that additional battlefronts could be opened in the conflict. However, the message was released without any accompanying video or audio, which has intensified speculation about the Iranian leader’s true condition.

{Matzav.com}