WEBVTT - Missing Mojtaba Khamenei reportedly ‘in a coma’

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<v Speaker 1>Today's biggest news from the Australian I'm Kristanamio with the

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<v Speaker 1>Front's afternoon headlines. Iran's new Supreme leader, Moshteba Khamene, was

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<v Speaker 1>reportedly critically injured in an air strike and is currently

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<v Speaker 1>in a coma. The UK Sun newspaper reports Moushebar lost

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<v Speaker 1>a leg and to suffer damage to his stomach or liver,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's not clear if his injuries were sustained in

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<v Speaker 1>the same strike that killed his father and predecessor, Ayatola

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<v Speaker 1>Ali Khamene. Moushebar is reportedly being treated at a university

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<v Speaker 1>hospital in the Iranian capital of Tehran. He was confirmed

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<v Speaker 1>as Iran's new Supreme leader by Iran's Assembly of experts

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<v Speaker 1>earlier in the week, but hasn't been seen in public

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<v Speaker 1>since as speculation around his whereabouts grew. Tehran admitted the

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<v Speaker 1>Ayatola was injured, but didn't indicate how serious his situation was.

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<v Speaker 1>On Friday morning, Iranian state television broadcast a statement attributed

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<v Speaker 1>to the Ayatola in which he vowed to quote avenge

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<v Speaker 1>the blood of martyrs and maintain the closure of the

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<v Speaker 1>Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route for the world's

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<v Speaker 1>oil supply. The statement was bred by a television news

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<v Speaker 1>anchor and at an hamchunon as Aroes, but The Jerusalem

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<v Speaker 1>Post reported on Friday the statement may have been dictated

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<v Speaker 1>by leaders in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps or IRGC,

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<v Speaker 1>and released under Moshebahamane's name. US President Donald Trump said

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<v Speaker 1>on Friday he believes Moshebahamane is quote damaged, but probably

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<v Speaker 1>alive in some form. Quantus will shall out more than

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred million dollars to settle a class action lawsuit

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<v Speaker 1>brought by customers who were issued vouchers instead of refunds

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<v Speaker 1>when their flights were canceled due to the COVID nineteen pandemic,

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<v Speaker 1>but their line won't make any admission of liability. The

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<v Speaker 1>settlement is now subject to approval by the Federal Court.

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<v Speaker 1>The Blues Music Festival in Byron Bay has been canceled

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<v Speaker 1>less than three weeks before it was due to begin.

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<v Speaker 1>Festival director Peter Noble said in a statement the event

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't financially viable and that liquidators have been appointed to

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<v Speaker 1>manage financial matters. The multi day camping event was scheduled

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<v Speaker 1>to run over the Easter Long weekend from April two

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<v Speaker 1>to April five, and listed split Ends, Parkway Drive and

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<v Speaker 1>Sublime as headline acts, among others. Check out those stories

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<v Speaker 1>live right now at the Australian dot com dot au

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<v Speaker 1>and come back to the front first thing in the

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<v Speaker 1>morning for a close look at this year's Oscar Best

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