The state mouthpiece described the surgery as “routine” and that it was successful. Iranian state TV added that Khamenei told the station there was “no room for concern.”
The 75-year-old ayatollah has been the country’s all-powerful leader since 1989. Media reports on the health of Iran’s top leader are rare.
Iran's official news agency says the country's supreme leader has undergone prostate surgery in a Tehran hospital. The report describes the surgery as "routine" and says it was successful.
The 75-year-old Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has final say on all state matters in Iran and has been the country's top leader since 1989.
The report by IRNA says the surgery took place on Monday morning at a government hospital in the Iranian capital.
Meanwhile, Iranian state TV says Khamenei told the station before the surgery that there was "no room for concern" and that it was a routine operation.
As mentioned any reports on the state of health of Iran's top leader are extremely rare.
