New Delhi, March 11 -- Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, was injured during the February 28 airstrike that killed his father, the late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with several family members, according to Iran's ambassador to Cyprus, Alireza Salarian.

The strike occurred during US-led air operations targeting Iran, when the residential compound of the supreme leader in central Tehran was hit. The attack reportedly levelled the residence where several members of the Khamenei family had gathered.

Salarian in an interview with The Guardian, confirmed that Mojtaba Khamenei was present during the attack and survived with injuries.

"He was also there and he was injured in that bombardment but I haven't see...