Trump says he was told Mojtaba Khamenei may be gay, spotlighting Iran’s brutal anti-gay persecution

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President Trump confirmed a CIA briefing suggesting Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's potential Supreme Leader, may be gay, a revelation highlighting Iran's severe anti-LGBTQ+ persecution. In Iran, same-sex relations are criminalized, with the state accused of systemic discrimination, abuse, and executions targeting the LGBTQ+ community.

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Same-sex relations are criminalized and can carry the death penalty in Iran, where the Islamic regime has long been accused of systematic persecution of Iran's LGBTQ+ community.

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