Iran’s Khamenei undergoes prostate surgery

Iran’s official news agency on Monday said the country’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has undergone prostate surgery in a Tehran hospital.

The report by IRNA said the surgery took place on Monday morning at a government hospital in Tehran.

Meanwhile, Iranian state TV said Mr. Khamenei told the station before the surgery that there was “no room for concern” and that it was a routine operation.