Reports: Iranian Dictator Khamenei Hospitalized in Critical Condition
Iranian Supreme Leader Hospitalized - Inside Israel - CBN News - Christian News 24-7 Thursday March 5 th , 2015 at 5:15 PM Jerusalem Dateline 1 Share JERUSALEM, Israel -- Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 76, was hospitalized in critical condition Wednesday, according to several unconfirmed media reports. Doctors discovered the extent to which the cancer had spread during surgery last September, diagnosing it at stage 4 and saying he had up to 2 years to live. According to some reports, his condition has not been announced publicly as his successor is sought. Khamenei, who has served as Iran's supreme leader since 1989, has frequently referred to Israel as a malignant tumor that must be excised, a rabid dog that must be destroyed and other similar remarks. Earlier this week Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a joint session of Congress, "Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei spews the oldest hatre