Mojtaba Khamenei, the newly appointed supreme leader of Iran, has been ‘incapacitated’, according to a media report. The UK-based The Times reported that Mojtaba Khamenei is critically ill and is unable to govern and has thus been placed under medical care in the religious city of Qom. The report cited a diplomatic memo, based on US and Israeli intelligence, which indicates that Mojtaba Khamenei is unconscious and in a “severe” condition. Meanwhile, Iranian authorities have acknowledged that Khamenei was wounded in the same airstrike that killed his father, former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, along with close family members on the opening day of the war. Since then, he has not appeared publicly. Earlier, US President Donald Trump also reiterated claims that Mojtaba Khamenei could be dead or seriously injured, saying there has been no public confirmation of his condition, Financial Times reported. What Does The Term ‘Incapacitated’ Mean Medically?The Journal of Family Practice explains that being incapacitated “is the clinical state in which a patient is unable to participate in a meaningful way”. The condition can be both physical or mental. It includes: Loss of physical mobility: unable to move, walk, or perform basic tasks Cognitive DeclineSevere illness or injury Coma, Advanced dementia, Severe mental illness, Delirium.The incapacitated individual cannot perform daily activities, like eating or taking medication, on his or her own, without assistance. Who Is Mojtaba Khamenei The 56-year-old Mojtaba Khamenei is the son of former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a US-Israeli strike on February 28 -- the first day of the ongoing war. He was elevated to the position of his father on March 8 after Iran’s Assembly of Experts—the clerical body responsible for appointing the supreme leader—formally selected him as successor amid wartime conditions. Since his appointment, Mojtaba has not appeared at any funeral for senior commanders killed in the strikes, issued no video messages, and released no photographs. However, Israeli media i24NEWS quoted sources who said Mojtaba Khamenei does not control Iran and "most likely, the Revolutionary Guards control the state”. A viral video of the new Supreme Leader shows him walking into a war room and analyzing a map of Israel’s nuclear power plant in Dimona has been debunked as AI-generated. Is Incapacitation A Serious Health Condition? An individual who is incapacitated requires urgent care, as the person is at significant risk of organ failure, brain damage, infections, long-term disability even after recovery. Notable Examples of Incapacitated Leaders include:Former US President Woodrow WilsonFranklin D. Roosevelt (US),Winston Churchill (UK),Joseph Stalin (USSR).