TEHRAN, March 11 (Xinhua) -- Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is "safe and sound," said Yousef Pezeshkian, son of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, on Wednesday.

This undated file photo shows Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new supreme leader. (Photo: Xinhua)

Some friends who "had connections" had told him that the supreme leader is safe and sound, said Yousef Pezeshkian in a post on his Telegram channel.

Earlier media reports said that Mojtaba Khamenei was injured in the joint U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran.